Man Uses Dead 5-year-old’s Identity To Hide For 40 Years
CLEARWATER, FL - MAY 04: Police patrol as people visit Clearwater Beach after Governor Ron DeSantis opened the beaches at 7am on May 04, 2020 in Clearwater, Florida. Restaurants, retailers, beaches and some state parks reopen today with caveats, as the state continues to ease restrictions put in place to contain COVID-19. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Douglas Bennett, 76, was arrested in Clearwater, Fl, after being on the run for 40 years.
In 1975, he was convicted of robbery, kidnapping, sexual contact, rape, and deviate sexual intercourse in Connecticut.
He was sentenced to 9-18 years in prison. He never turned himself in for his sentence.
in 1977 he began to use the identity of a 5-year-old that died in 1945.
He was arrested after fingerprints confirmed that he was indeed the man convicted in Connecticut.
He faces a maximum of a 12-year sentence for passport fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Junior is the producer of the Stan and Haney show. He is also a music producer and audio engineer. He was born in Sioux City, Ia, but has lived down in Southwest Florida since a young age.
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