13 People Who Faked Their Own Deaths And Almost Got Away With It

Hiding In Mexico

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His good friends, known to the world as the Merry Pranksters, actually lived with Kesey on his land as a commune. With their help, Kesey drove his truck to Eureka and left it there with a fake suicide note, then he made his way to Mexico. There, he was able to live for 8 months without being found. But when he attempted to go back home, he was found and arrested, and ended up serving 5 months in jail.

Michael Rosen

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Michael Rosen was in trouble with the law for forgery. He knew he would end up going to jail if he didn’t do something about it and the only way he knew how to do it was to pretend he was dead. When he was scheduled to go to court for his charges, he showed up pretending to be his very own brother. Luckily for him, the judge took the bait.

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