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70 Times Evil Geniuses Pretended To Be Someone Else And Got Away With It (New Pics)

From a Man United Fan on the field in full kit, pretending to be part of the team, to a Mexican guy trying to cross the U.S. bored disguised as a car seat, these people could win an Oscar for their attempts to fake it 'til you make it. The…

Bored Panda · Mar 17, 2025

Police: Inmate who escaped by faking death back in S. Africa

A man serving a life sentence for murder and rape who escaped from a top-security prison with help from guards by faking his own burning death has been brought back to South Africa early Thursday after going on the run with his girlfriend

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Claims guards aided killer fake death in S. Africa jailbreak

A parliamentary hearing in South Africa has been told that a man serving a life sentence for murder and rape who escaped from a top-security prison by faking his own burning death likely got warders to help smuggle a corpse into his cell

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

South Africa manhunt for convicted killer who escaped prison

South African police have launched a manhunt for convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester who escaped from a privately-run maximum security prison in the Free State province under bizarre circumstances

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023

‘Facebook rapist’ escapes from prison and on run after staging his own death

Thabo Bester, who targeted his victims by finding them on Facebook, was found "dead" last May after a burned body was left in his cell - but he was later spotted in shops and restaurants in an upmarket part of Cape Town

Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023