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Nicholas Rossi, convicted rapist who faked death and fled US, has died

Nicholas Rossi, an American convicted of rape who faked his death to flee to Scotland, died Thursday night in a US hospital from complications of an existing medical condition after discontinuing treatment.

Serving at least ten years for two sexual assault cases following a yearslong global extradition saga, Rossi's death concludes a high-profile case that drew international attention.

It matters because it ends the legal pursuit of a man described by a judge as a

  • Rossi's global saga to find and extradite him spanned several years before his return to Utah.
  • The Utah Department of Corrections confirmed his death in a statement to CBS News on Friday.
  • A judge referred to Rossi as a serial abuser of women during his sentencing proceedings.
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