5 key details about Nicholas Rossi's crimes 

Deviating from its usual stories of grizzly murders, Dateline's latest episode is all set to take a look at the life and crimes of Nicholas Rossi, an infamous fraudster and accused r*pist, who went to some huge extremes, including faking his own death and fleeing America.

Now in custody once again, the developments in Rossi's life have seen some shocking twists that are hard to comprehend even for hardcore crime fans.

The upcoming episode of Dateline, which drops on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 9.00 PM EST, covers this case in detail and gives an insight into the mind of the man who went to some huge extremes and ended up being the victim of his own web of lies and deceit.

The episode also promises to showcase a huge development, which will allegedly make the case against Nicholas Rossi more prominent. Ahead of the episode, here are five astonishing facts about the crimes of Nicholas Rossi, which make one wonder about the kind of criminal mind the person has.

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5 chilling facts about Nicholas Rossi's crimes

1) Nicholas Rossi was known by many names and took on many roles

Nicholas Rossi, in his extensively varied life, took on many aliases and did many things that ordinary people do not. He was known as Nicholas Alahverdian, his legal name, and Arthur Knight, an assumed identity he took on in Scotland, among other names.

His offbeat roles saw him take on the Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF), Rhode Island's social service system in an unsuccessful lawsuit. He was also a men's rights figurehead for radicalized people at one point in his life after not registering as a s*x offender.

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2) Rossi was accused of r*pe, assault, and other s*xual misconducts

Rossi was accused of many crimes in his life (Image via Pexels)

Rossi was first accused of assault in 2008 when a young woman from Sinclair Community College stepped up to reveal that he had pinned her in his basement and assaulted her. The same year, he was accused of public indecency and s*xual imposition for the incident at Sinclair Community College and was eventually required to register as a s*x offender.

In 2017, a backlog of untested s*xual assault kits revealed Rossi's DNA, confirming that he was involved in a r*pe back in 2008. He was also accused of a possible kidnapping in Utah court.

In 2010, another woman from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, accused him of s*xual misconduct.

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3) Rossi was also a convicted fraudster

Apart from his history of s*xual abuse, Nicholas Rossi was also a convicted fraudster who had opened 22 credit cards under his former foster mother and her husband's names and incurred almost $200,000 in debt. He reportedly moved to Ireland in 2019 to hide from the FBI's radar.

He also defrauded Canadian businesswoman Nafsika Antypas of $40,000 later.

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4) Nicholas Rossi faked his death and moved to Europe

Rossi faked his death in 2020 (Image via Pexels)

Rossi faked his death in 2020 claiming that he had non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He claimed to have succumbed to the disease in February 2020 and reportedly moved to Glasgow, Scotland.

He even had a woman, who remains unidentified, claim she was his widow and mourn him in public. Many allege it was his present wife, Miranda Louisa Knight.

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5) Nicholas Rossi was arrested in Glasgow but he continued claiming he was Arthur Knight

Rossi was ultimately arrested in Glasgow, Scotland, in a hospital he was undergoing treatment for COVID-19. He was arrested after he was recognized for his distinctive scars and tattoos.

However, he continued to claim that he was Arthur Knight, an orphan from Ireland. He was finally arrested and extradited to Utah, where earlier this year he dropped the claims of being Arthur Knight. He is currently awaiting his trial.

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The upcoming episode of Dateline will cover this case in more detail.