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October 16, 2020 25 mins
In September of 1989, a man named Bennie Wint disappeared. For two decades, he was presumed dead. But the truth would reveal a tale of deception that no one could have expected.





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https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=6761530&page=1
“Man Turns Up Alive and Well Nearly 20 Years After Fake Drowning” by Sarah Netter

https://www.top5.com/man-gets-caught-faking/
“‘Drowned’” Man Confesses to Crime, Cops Don’t Buy His Story” by Brad Smith

"Playing Dead - A Journey Through The World of Death Fraud" - by Elizabeth Greenwood

"100 More Stories - The Lessor Known History of Humanity" - by John Hinson

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