‘Irish orphan’ Nicholas Rossi – his fake death, his real death and his web of lies

Last week, 38-year-old convicted rapist Nicholas Rossi died in a Utah hospital while under police custody. Rossi (born Nicholas Alahverdian) operated under several aliases, including Arthur Knight, purportedly an orphan from Ireland. He was first reported dead six years ago, with a Boston Globe obituary among the write-ups. But he wasn’t actually deceased. He was alive and very much aware that he was on the FBI’s radar. Having fled to Scotland, Rossi became the subject of an Interpol Red Noti...