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FRED DEMARA, Known for His 'Rascality, Pure Rascality'
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
May 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Using a series of stolen identities -- many of whom were still living -- Ferdinand Waldo Demara, aka Fred Demara, built a lengthy résumé as an imposter. But unlike many other imposters, his goal wasn't money. It was to attain prestige and status. Time magazine called him, we quote, "audacious, unschooled but amazingly intelligent pretender."
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Released:
May 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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