US rapist who fled to Scotland after appearing to fake own death dies in hospital

Nicholas Rossi denied being the man accused of faking his own death and fleeing the country to Scotland to avoid rape charges. Photograph: AP

Nicholas Rossi, the American rapist who absconded to Scotland after appearing to fake his own death in an attempt to evade justice, has died in hospital in the US.

The 38-year-old had been serving a jail sentence in Utah after being found guilty of raping two women in 2008 following two separate trials in 2024.