Nicholas Rossi: Rapist who faked death and fled to Scotland dies in US hospital
Summary
Nicholas Rossi, an American convicted rapist who faked his death and fled to Scotland, has died in a US hospital in June 2026. He was serving a prison sentence after being extradited from Scotland to the US and convicted of raping two women in Utah in 2008.Key Facts
- Nicholas Rossi was 38 years old when he died in a hospital in the US.
- He had chronic, degenerative health conditions and stopped his medical treatment before dying.
- Rossi was convicted in 2024 of raping two women in Utah in 2008 after two trials.
- He fled to Scotland in 2021, pretending to be someone else, to avoid arrest.
- Staff in a Glasgow hospital recognized him from an Interpol wanted notice while he was in a Covid ward.
- He claimed to be an Irish orphan named Arthur Knight but couldn’t provide identification documents.
- Scottish courts ruled in 2023 that he was indeed Nicholas Rossi, rejecting his fake identity claim.
- Rossi was extradited to the US in January 2024, where he faced trial, and was later imprisoned.
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