5 People Who Faked Their Deaths To Avoid Prison

Though you may not have heard of the term “pseudocide” you’re almost certainly familiar with the concept. It’s the act of convincing the world that you’ve died even though you’re actually alive. In other words — faking your own death.

While there are many reasons someone might want to fake their own death, from escaping an unhappy life, to fraudulently collecting life insurance, to even playing a macabre practical joke, it turns out that one of the most common reasons for doing so is to avoid going to jail. While these attempts are often unsuccessful, they are nonetheless usually interesting, so we decided to devote this week’s list to a few examples that stood out to us in particular.

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