Snapshot · Dateline NBC
International con man and convicted rapist Nicholas Alaverdian, who had faked his own death and fled to Scotland under a false identity, died at age 38 in Utah custody from complications of a medical condition.
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The final Roundup item is a startling coda to a years-long saga. Nicholas Alaverdian faked his own death in 2020, fled to Scotland under the identity of British orphan Arthur Knight, and was later confronted by Andrea Canning in a memorable Dateline interview. He was extradited back to Utah, stood trial twice — convicted of raping his former fiancée in August 2025 and a former girlfriend in September 2025, receiving 5 years to life in each case. Then last week, the Utah Department of Corrections announced he had died at age 38 from complications of an existing medical condition after choosing to stop medical treatment. The full story — from fugitive con man to convicted rapist to dead at 38 — was a saga that spanned continents and years.
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