Vanish

People have faked death to escape criminal convictions, debts, and
their spouses. In 2007, a man named Amir Vehabovic faked his death
just to see who showed up at the funeral (answer: only his mom).
John Darwin faked his own death in a canoeing accident in the UK.
And the ex-boyfriend of Olivia Newton John, Patrick Mcdermott, is
rumored to have faked his death.  It's an appealing soap-opera
fantasy, but actually disappearing requires an incredible amount of
planning. How do you obtain a death certificate, a believable new
identity, or enough money to start a new life? Today -- the answers
to those questions, stories of fake death gone wrong, and a man who
spends his life bringing back the dead. Playing Dead: A Journey
Through the World of Death Fraud, by Elizabeth Greenwood Steven
Rambam's Investigative Agency, Pallorium, Inc. Say
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