He donned an oxygen mask during court appearances and theatrically collapsed on his wife during one notorious TV interview, before DNA tests proved his true identity.
Scottish ministers have approved an extradition request for Nicholas Rossi, who is wanted in the United States on a rape accusation and is suspected of faking his own death to avoid punishment.
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