Sometimes you meet the most fascinating people on vacation. You just never know who you might encounter. People from different cultures, possible future lifelong friends, or even someone famous.

There’s also that chance of even meeting that special someone.
In January 2002, a young German photographer named Janina was on holiday in Cancun, Mexico.

She’d been enjoying the sand, surf and sun when she was introduced to someone famous. Michael Finkel, an award-winning feature writer for The New York Times Magazine.

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SOURCES:
True Story, Michael Finkel
Love, Daddy, Carlton Smith
State of Oregon v. Christian Michael Longo
Wikipedia
CrimeMuseum.org
KGW.com
The Crime Wire
CrimeLibrary.org
Murderpedia
FBI.gov
Vanity Fair455
CBS 48 Hours “The Pretender”
Independent.ie
Medium.com
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