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DappledDolphin

The Imposter Who Fooled a Family — and a Nation

In 1997, a 23-year-old French man named Frédéric Bourdin pulled off one of the wildest cons in modern history — he pretended to be a missing Texas boy, Nicholas Barclay, and the family believed him. He was flown to the U.S., lived in their home for five months, went to school, ate dinner with them — all while being a completely different person. He even managed to convince the FBI… for a while. When the truth finally came out, it was almost more disturbing than the lie. Bourdin was exposed, but the real Nicholas was never found. To this day, nobody knows what happened to him. It’s one of those stories that makes you question everything — how much people want to believe something, and how far someone will go to fill a void. #WeirdFinds #UnexpectedHistory

The Imposter Who Fooled a Family — and a Nation
sarahadams

Im done.

I’ve posted here before about this. Long story short, my house is haunted. I have night terrors, people see things and genuinely terrifying things happen. I’ve always been the most receptive to these unexplained things but recently, my dad, the biggest non believer has began to experience them as well. For some background, he is a Christian, kind, quiet man. But yesterday he was asking an awful lot about spirits so I sat down and asked why. His face dropped completely but he wouldn’t explain. After some coaxing and a cigarette each, he finally told me. He said he’s been having these awful dreams, focusing specifically on me and my younger sister. He seemed hesitant to go in depth, but what he did tell me is that we weren’t ourselves. In my previous post I explained how I’ve seen my deceased mother but she wasn’t herself either, like her stance was too rigid, too unlike her, almost as if she was wearing a costume. When I explained it to dad, he just nodded. Not like a polite nod, one of those solemn movements like something was confirmed in his mind. Now, there are only three of us in the house as my brother moved out and I feel like now whatever this is wants to feed off someone new. Dad called the priest, should I be worried? #DidThatHappen #WeirdFinds

Im done.