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Nicholas Rossi, accused of faking death and fleeing U.S. to Scotland after rape charges, has died

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In this image made from pool video footage, Nicholas Rossi, accused of faking his death and fleeing to Europe to avoid rape charges, appears at a jury trial in Salt Lake City, Aug. 11, 2025.

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  1. NBC News

    Nicholas Rossi, accused of faking death and fleeing US to Scotland after rape charges, has died (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A man who was accused of faking his own death in 2020 and fleeing to Europe to evade rape charges in the U.S. has died after he was taken to a hospital from a Utah prison, authorities said Friday

  2. Local News 8

    Rape convict Nicholas Rossi dies after choosing to discontinue medical treatment (opens Local News 8)

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    Nicholas Rossi, who was extradited from Scotland to Utah and found guilty of rape twice, has died at age 38 from complications of an existing medical condition after choosing to discontinue medical treatment.

  3. The Guardian

    US rapist who fled to Scotland after appearing to fake own death dies in hospital (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Nicholas Rossi died due to complications from a medical condition while serving jail sentence in Utah

  4. New York Post

    US fugitive Nicholas Rossi, who allegedly faked death and fled Europe to avoid rape charges, dead at 38 (opens New York Post)

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    A man who was accused of faking his own death in 2020 and fleeing to Europe to evade rape charges in the U.S. has died after he was taken to a hospital from a Utah prison, authorities said Friday.

  5. East Idaho News

    Convicted rapist Nicholas Rossi dies in prison (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — The man convicted last year of raping a woman in 2008 before he faked his death, fled the country and assumed a new identity, has died. The Utah Department of Corrections announced on Friday that Nicholas Edward Rossi, 38, was pronounced dead on Thursday at a local hospital ju…

  6. CBS News

    Nicholas Rossi, rapist who faked death and fled to Scotland, dies in U.S. months after being convicted (opens CBS News)

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    Nicholas Rossi​, 38, was serving at least 10 years in prison in Utah following his convictions in 2025 in two sexual assault cases.

  7. NBC Boston

    Nicholas Rossi, accused of faking death and fleeing U.S. to Scotland after rape charges, has died (opens NBC Boston)

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    NBC Boston's feed description

    In this image made from pool video footage, Nicholas Rossi, accused of faking his death and fleeing to Europe to avoid rape charges, appears at a jury trial in Salt Lake City, Aug. 11, 2025.

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