About this episode

The episode explores the bizarre case of Nicholas Rossi, who faked his death and assumed multiple identities while evading law enforcement.

Wanted by the FBI and Interpol for a string of sexual assaults, Rhode Island native Nicholas Rossi didn’t just run away. He faked his death, fled to Scotland, disguised himself as a wheezing British academic called Arthur Knight, and made wilder and wilder TV appearances across international news. Before the story finally wrapped up earlier this year, Rossi’s winding tale had covered satanic ritual abuse, incel smear campaigns and, somehow, the September 11th attacks. It’s time to discover the dark, disorientating world (and 16 identities) of Nicholas Rossi. New episodes of RedHanded drop every Thursday, with our sister show ShortHand releasing on Tuesdays. Listen anywhere: https://pod.link/1250599915 Or find us on YouTube.

People in this episode

Hosts: Morgan Absher, Kaelyn Moore

Topics covered

• faked death
• disguise
• international crime
• sexual assault
• media appearances
• identity theft

Keywords

• Nicholas Rossi
• faked death
• Arthur Knight
• FBI
• Interpol
• true crime
• RedHanded

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI, Interpol

Books & works: RedHanded, ShortHand

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