254: The Cringy and UNHINGED Case of Nicholas Rossi: From Most Wanted to Most Embarrassing
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Who is Nicholas Rossi and what led to his arrest in Scotland?
Hey, true crime besties. Welcome back to an all new episode of Serialistly. In January of 2022, 34-year-old Arthur Knight woke up after being in a three-month-long coma. He was initially placed into this medically induced coma in Glasgow, Scotland, three months earlier because he had a very severe case of COVID-19. Because he was having such a struggle with this, they wanted to make sure that he could recover, therefore placing him in this coma. So when he woke up, he was just so excited to be awake, to see his wife Miranda, to be healthy, hoping he's now on the road to recovery. But what he wasn't expecting was to be surrounded by police officers around his hospital bed. Now, Arthur had absolutely no idea why the police were there to see him. He hadn't done anything wrong. He was a normal guy. I mean, yes, he had a bit of a rough upbringing. He was from Dublin, Ireland, and he was orphaned at a very young age. But other than that, he didn't have much of a past.
I mean, a speeding ticket here and there, but nothing that would warrant the police coming into his hospital room and surrounding his bed when he just woke up from this three-month-long coma. He looked at his wife Miranda, who he initially started dating back in 2011—they got married in 2020— And he had a look of confusion on his face. What was going on? Why were they here? Did they have the wrong person? I mean, surely he had to have done something terrible to warrant the police officers coming bedside at his hospital. But he hadn't done anything. And you know what? Maybe Arthur Knight really hadn't done anything wrong. But the police insisted that this person lying there in that hospital bed, it wasn't Arthur at all. They said he was somebody else.
someone who had been born in the United States and was wanted for rape and sexual assault. Now, if what the police were saying was true, then how did this person, whoever they were, become Arthur Knight? And also, how did he get into the UK? And how did he escape the police and go unnoticed for nearly five years? Hey guys, welcome back to an all-new episode of Serialistly with me, Annie Elise. Now, the reason I chose this case and wanted to talk to you about it is because it is truly the definition of a roller coaster. There are so many twists along the way. There's parts of these interviews, which if you've seen them, you may know what I'm talking about. If you haven't seen them, don't worry. I will play them for you.
But parts of these interviews where I was literally hysterically laughing. I mean, I lose my mind at one point because it is just so funny, the audacity of some people. And the theatrics and lengths that they will go to to try to convince somebody of something other than the truth. So this case involves this man who everybody thought was truly a good guy. He was well-liked. He had a great, strong community. He was married. He was educated at all the best places. And he was really trying to make a difference in the world. But as it turns out, the reality was much, much different because it turns out that he may have lied about everything. And even more than that, may have been one of the worst predators that the police were hunting for years. But was that true?
Or did the police have the wrong guy? So we are going to go through everything. And I promise you, even if you think you know this case, you don't know it. Because we did the deep dive so that you don't have to. And we are going to go over all the details. But warning, buckle up. It's a wild one.
What do you say to people who say these are crocodile tears? He's putting on a show. This is all an act. Oh, that's a low blow. That's a right low blow.
Nicholas Rossi was born on July 11th, 1987, and he lived right outside of Providence, Rhode Island. Now, it's worth noting that although he went by Nicholas Rossi, he was originally born as Nicholas Oliverdian. Unfortunately, Nicholas's parents separated when he was pretty young, and his dad, from what I've researched, was allegedly very abusive.
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