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Victim was jailed for 428 days after LA cops failed to detect true identity.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/wxStd

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

This article reads like a Twilight Zone episode turned to the "nightmare" setting.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

pocket-sand

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What was wrong with this guy's original identity? Seems like a lot of trouble to take out some car loans.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Likely a sunk cost issue. He initially did it for a small quick gain. That then spiralled. By the time Woods came to try and reclaim his name, the other guy had his entire life tied up with it, so couldn't disentangle it and run.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm curious if they look alike