Summary
Nicholas Rossi, a U.S. man who faked his death and moved to Scotland, has been sentenced to jail for at least five years for raping two women in Utah in 2008. He was arrested in Scotland after being recognized in a hospital and extradited back to the U.S. for trial. Rossi's claims of mistaken identity were disproven by DNA evidence and matching tattoos.
Key Facts
- Nicholas Rossi faked his death and lived under an alias in Scotland.
- He was convicted of raping two women in Utah in 2008.
- A judge in Salt Lake City sentenced him to five years to life in prison for the first conviction.
- Rossi is scheduled to be sentenced for the second conviction next month.
- He was extradited from Scotland to the U.S. in January 2024.
- DNA and tattoo evidence disproved Rossi's claims of mistaken identity.
- A victim described Rossi as leaving a "trail of fear, pain and destruction."
- The case was covered in a BBC podcast about unusual crimes.
