Muddled Truth

The family was shocked to hear about the accusation that Frederic Bourdin made and said that he knowingly preyed off their grief and desperation in making them believe, he was the real Nicholas and in their distress they wanted it to be true. There was now two versions of the story and it was becoming difficult on whom to trust. One, the story of an imposter who played with the emotions of the family. Second, the imposter accusing of the family that was hiding a dark truth about Nicholas.

One Surety

Both the version of the story proved one thing for sure, that they have lost Nichols for the second time and left everybody back to square zero. Still, P.I Charlie Parker didn’t lose hope and didn’t consider that the case was closed. He wanted to pursue the new evidence of this case. He was determined to know the truth behind the disappearance of Nicholas Barclay. He had two stories and decided to follow them.

Foul Play?

P.I Charlie Parker did not leave any stone unturned and he saw both Frederic Bourdin and the Barclays family as guilty. He took the charge and decided to question both and in particular, Nicholas’ uncle Jason. However, the things didn’t go as planned and Jason succumbed to a drug overdose. The case again came to a halt, but that didn’t stop Charlie Parker to unearth the truth. He kept the investigation ongoing. Meanwhile, Frederic Bourdin kept shocking the authority.

Imprisoned For Impersonating

The authority was amazed to see the long list of charges Frederic Bourdin has added to his name. In 1998, he was in jail for six years on passport fraud and perjury charges. He spent his six years in jail and when he got out he again made the news. He returned to France and did not stop stealing the identity. Later, the authority saw some disturbing patterns which shed some more light on his true identity.

Identity Thief Strikes Again

To their surprise, Frederic Bourdin, in 2003, took another identity of a missing boy. This time it was 14-year-old Leo Balley who had disappeared about seven years ago. Bourdin was almost 30 when he acted on this and eventually proved to an imposter after DNA testing. But he didn’t stop there.

He Came Back

In 2004, Frederic Bourdin posed as Spanish teen Ruben Sanchez Espinoza, claiming his mother was killed in an attack in Madrid. Police eventually found out the truth and deported him to France where he tried took another identity of a 15-year-old Spanish orphan Francisco Hernandez-Fernandez. Again, he was unmasked by the police and was sent back to prison, but there was more about his real identity.