Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Rockefeller, Chichester, or Gerhartsreiter?

Times Article on "Clark Rockefeller"

The story of Clark Rockefeller seems to be right out of a movie. How did this man pull off such a stunt? He moved from Germany when he was 17, changed his identity several times, potentially killed a couple to take their money and obtain a final identity as 'Rockefeller' and kidnap his daughter?

He convinced all these socialites that he was one of them and had such an extensive background for his childhood. How could a man which such a large array of art, collectibles and property be such a fraud - well thats what many of his acquaintances thought...

As much as he might be a criminal on many levels... i kind of admire his audacity to actually live out the life he seemed to dream of living as a child. He did a convincing job of being a "rockefeller" and lived in complete oblivion to what his reality was. Too bad he met his demise by stealing his daughter?

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