The Chameleon: An Imposter in the Family
About this episode
The episode tells the story of Frédéric Bourdin, a French impostor who posed as a missing American boy, Nicholas Patrick Barclay, and the family's shocking discovery.
A 13-year-old boy walks home from a basketball court in San Antonio and vanishes. Three years later, his family flies across the world to bring him home from Spain. There's just one problem. The young man they pick up isn't their son. He isn't even American. He's a 23-year-old Frenchman with brown eyes, dark hair, and an accent you could spot from across a room. And somehow, for nearly five months, nobody in that family said a word. This is the story of Frédéric Bourdin, the impostor the world came to call the Chameleon, and the missing boy whose name he wore like a coat. SHOW NOTES 🖤 FOLLOW PRETTY WICKED New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe so you never miss one. Instagram: @prettywickedthepodcast If you loved this episode, leaving a review means the world and helps other listeners find the show. Pretty Wicked is hosted by Megan Alda. 🖤 SOURCES & FURTHER READING Here is everything used to research this episode. 🔗 WEB SOURCES The New Yorker - The Chameleon The Scotsman - Interview: The private detective who uncovered The Imposter The Mirror US - Our missing son returned home after three years, but it was actually a French conman KSAT - Case of missing San Antonio boy from…
More episodes of Macabrium
- Vanished: The House on Delmar Street
- Hitchhiker: The Drifting Damsel of Death
- Talhotblonde: From Message to Murder
- Three Knocks: An Atlantic Ghost Story
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Macabrium podcast page.