Case 165
Nicholas Barclay
In 1994, 13-year-old Nicholas Barclay disappeared after playing basketball with his friends in his home town of San Antonio, Texas. Years went by with no sign of him. Just when his family thought all hope was lost, in October 1997 they received a call from a police officer in the Spanish city of Linares. Nicholas had been found wandering the local streets, alive and well.
A harrowing and unbelievable story soon emerged, involving an international paedophile ring, torture, a homicide investigation, and a troubled family. At the heart of it all was a man named Frederic Bourdin.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Jessica Forsayeth
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
WEBSITES
NEWS ARTICLES
Frenchman, 24, poses as missing teen – The Monitor
The lost boy – The Age
The Chameleon – The New Yorker
The elaborate imposter: Conman, 30, fools family into think he is their missing teenage son – The Mirror UK
AUDIO/VIDEO
The Imposter – A&E Indie Films, Film 4 and Channel 4
Mystery of missing boy Nicholas Barclay and his imposter Frederic Bourdin – 60 Minutes Australia
Frederic Bourdin – The man who changed his identity 500 times – BBC Mundo
Nicholas Barclay interview 1997 – KENS 5 Eyewitness News
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