We all wish we could escape our problems at some point, but rarely does anyone consider taking it to the extreme—faking their own death. It sounds like something straight out of a thriller novel, but these are real cases of people who went to incredible lengths—and failed—to fake their own deaths.

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Episode Sources:
YouTube, Global Times, Justice.gov 1, Justice.gov 2, NPR 1, NPR 2 

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