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Nicholas Rossi: Rapist who faked death and fled to Scotland dies in US hospital
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- Utah Department of Corrections Image caption, Rossi pictured in his prison cell in Utah
- Nicholas Rossi, the American rapist who faked his death and fled to Scotland in a bid to escape justice, has died in a US hospital.
- The Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) said the 38-year-old had been suffering from "chronic, degenerative conditions".
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Utah Department of Corrections Image caption, Rossi pictured in his prison cell in Utah
Nicholas Rossi, the American rapist who faked his death and fled to Scotland in a bid to escape justice, has died in a US hospital.
The Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) said the 38-year-old had been suffering from "chronic, degenerative conditions".
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