Serial Imposter

All the cases related to Frederic Bourdin, illegally stealing the identities of actual missing or orphaned children was truly shocking, but they weren’t hidden, As it turns out, Frederic Bourdin was a professional French-born serial imposter who had spent his whole life stealing false identities.

Known Name

He was famous who went by the nickname, “The Chameleon”. He had used 40 fake identities before taking Nicholas Barclay’s identity and had used 500 throughout his life. He was on the wanted list circulated by the Interpol before he managed to walk into Barclay’s family. But it was in the mid-2000s, where he shocked with his most dramatic transformation.

Family Man

Later, the authorities found out about his actual real life. He married a French woman named Isabelle in 2007 and the couple has five children. After taking the role of father, he decided not to impersonate anyone ever again. He said he did all the stealing with only one motive in mind, to find the love and affection that he never felt as a child. But Bourdin still manages to make headlines in a completely different way.

Imitation Becomes Inspiration

There’s no doubt that Frederic Bourdin’s life story looks like a movie story from Hollywood. As he made headlines in the world, the Hollywood also read about him, which resulted in the making of the movie The Chameleon (2010) and the 2012 documentary The Imposter. Today, the world is unaware of The Chameleon, Frederic Bourdin as he went off the radar and hasn’t been heard since Nicholas Barclay case happened. But still, the question about Nicholas’ departure remains a mystery.