Has anyone successfully faked their own death?

Ndwright — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:44:34 -0800

Has anyone ever succeeded in faking their own death? We've often heard that Andy Kaufman/Elvis/Hendrix/whoever actually lives. I started wondering if anybody famous has ever succeeded in faking their own death. Then, after a quick glance through AskMe, I began to wonder, has anybody at all succeeded in faking their own death for any length of time?

(for those of who don't want to read the AskMe link, the man in the question who attempted to fake his death was found out shortly after the question was posted)

How do you know if someone is dead?

Felicity Rilke — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:45:35 -0800

How do you know if someone is dead? My roommate was just told that his friend died during some kind of military training. Two other friends were listed as the emergency contacts/next of kin as the purportedly deceased was not in contact with his family. They both received phone calls notifying them of the death.

However, the apparently dead friend had spoken in the past of faking his death. And no one knows were the body is. Or how exactly the guy died. People are torn between being sad and being angry. Where does one go to verify someone's death? How do you know if someone is really dead or just faking it? (This is in Ontario)

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