Mark seals absorbing tale of faux rockefeller the boston globe. Aug 15, 20 clark rockefellerne christian karl gerhartsreiterhas been sentenced to 27 years to life in prison for the 1985 murder of john sohus, who vanished from san marino in february 1985, as did. Christian gerhartsreiter, horoscope for birth date 21. His real name is christian gerhartsreiter, a master conman whose story is told in mark seals new book, the man in the rockefeller suit viking. He murdered his landladys son in 1985 and the bones of his victim were discovered in 1994. Christian karl gerhartsreiter, the young german made his first american contacts while thumbing rides on its the story of an absurdly audacious man a criminal without conscience for whom i have no respect, but whose lifelong con one in the same, in many respects intrigued me nonetheless. What didnt make headlines was the fact that over the 12 years he pretended to be a rockefeller, gerhartsreiter assembled an impressive of abstractexpressionist art all of it fakes. He was christian karl gerhartsreiter, a 47yearold german. In the reallife story recounted in the journalist mark seals fascinating but weirdly incomplete new book, the man in the rockefeller suit, one christian karl gerhartsreiter arrives in.
Sandra boss, exwife of christian karl gerhartsreiter. He claimed to be clark rockefeller but was actually christian gerhartsreiter. After fleeing his german hometown, he developed a series of false. Ted fitzgeraldap this article is more than 5 years old.
Christian karl gerhartsreiter the movie database tmdb. Sandra boss, exwife of christian karl gerhartsreiter, slumps in her chair on the witness stand after two hours of cross examination in suffolk superior court in boston on tuesday, june 2, 2009. A man in germany has identified clark rockefeller, the mysterious man charged with abducting his daughter in boston, as his older brother and said his real name is. We dont have a biography for christian karl gerhartsreiter. Mar 29, 2014 christian karl gerhartsreiter born february 21, 1961 is a german man who is currently serving a life sentence in the united states for murder. Clark rockefeller receives new identity prison inmate. The conviction and sentencing in boston brings to an end the long run of fantastic tales spun by the man who called himself clark rockefeller but was in fact christian karl gerhartsreiter, 48. Christian karl gerhartsreiter, aka clark rockefeller, denies daughter abduction the man who calls himself clark rockefeller, a german citizen whose life of. Portrait of christian gerhartsreiter, who posed as a. Despite ostensibly sharing a single topic, they have very little overlap in specifics. But kirns book makes the mistake of rendering rockefeller as an unforgivable. Born in germany, he is currently serving a prison sentence in california.
Portrait of christian gerhartsreiter, who posed as a rockefeller heir for decades, but who was, in fact, a con artist and a murderer. Aug 09, 2008 a man in germany has identified clark rockefeller, the mysterious man charged with abducting his daughter in boston, as his older brother and said his real name is christian karl gerhartsreiter. Mar 16, 2014 the man who would become clark rockefeller was born in bavaria in 1961 to simon and irmengard gerhartsreiter, a carpenter and a housewife. In his late teens, gerhartsreiter moved to the us, where he lived under a succession of aliases while variously claiming to be an actor, director, art collector, a physicist, a ships captain, a negotiator of international debt. But, as christopher crowe, he also conned venture capitalist stan phelps, nikko securities, and kidder, peabody into hiring him despite the fact that he had absolutely no credentials. At his kidnapping trial, the world met christian karl gerhartsreiter a young german immigrant who had come to america as a young man and created a life that was complete fiction. The police had to work tediously to reconstruct christian karl gerhartsreiters life. Christian karl gerhartsreiter born february 21, 1961 is a convicted murderer and impostor born in germany who is currently serving a prison sentence in the united states.
The art law report provides timely updates and commentary on legal issues in the museum and visual arts communities. Inside the rockefeller art scandal artnet magazine. Sohus, a twentysomething resident of san marino, california, was allegedly murdered in 1985 by con man christian karl gerhartsreiter, who has become. The upper bavarian town of bergen near chiemsee was too small and boring for gerhartsreiter, even as a 17. The many faces of clark rockefeller dateline nbc crime. Christian karl gerhartsreiter during his sentencing in 20. Gerhartsreiter anderte seine identitat so schnell wie seine brillengestelle. Jun 12, 2009 the conviction and sentencing in boston brings to an end the long run of fantastic tales spun by the man who called himself clark rockefeller but was in fact christian karl gerhartsreiter, 48. Jun 03, 2009 sandra boss, exwife of christian karl gerhartsreiter, slumps in her chair on the witness stand after two hours of cross examination in suffolk superior court in boston on tuesday, june 2, 2009.
Jun 02, 2011 bostonians are by now familiar with the strange tale of the german fabulist christian karl gerhartsreiter, who for two decades fooled everyone around him, including his wife, into believing he was. As a german teenager in the late seventies he decides that he wants to come to america to make his fortune, and so he enters the country as a student and determines that hes never going back. The couple had homes in boston and new hampshire, and lived a prosperous lifestyle solely on bosss high income as a. The life of christian gerhartsreiter reads like a badly plotted novel.
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Christian karl gerhartsreiter, who calls himself clark rockefeller, sits in suffolk superior court in boston, may, 2010. Kirn, like many others, was duped by the web of lies spun by clark rockefeller, the german immigrant christian karl gerhartsreiter, now serving a life sentence for murder. Christian karl gerhartsreiter, geboren im oberbayerischen siegsdorf, vor dreiundfunfzig jahren. Apr 12, 2017 the film tells the true story of christian karl gerhartsreiter, an imposter who conned his way into various jobs on wall street as well as a marriage posing as a member of the rockefeller. From german kid to rockefeller scion for three decades, christian gerhartsreiter claimed to be someone else.
Christian karl gerhartsreiter pulled off one of the most audacious cons in recent history. When the fingerprints came back from the lab, one thing was finally clear. How sandy boss fell for a murdering conman who posed as a. German man identifies clark rockefeller as his older. Christian karl gerhartsreiter born february 21, 1961 is a german man who moved to the united states as a teenager to study, and thereafter assumed many aliases. The film tells the true story of christian karl gerhartsreiter, an imposter who conned his way into various jobs on wall street as well as a marriage posing as a member of the rockefeller. Bostonians are by now familiar with the strange tale of the german fabulist christian karl gerhartsreiter, who for two decades fooled everyone around. Christian gerhartsreiter was a man of many identities but to most he was clark rockefeller. May 31, 2011 fake rockefeller, real name christian gerhartsreiter, tricked wife sandra boss, nyc social circles. For an absorbing, straightforward history of christian karl gerhartsreiter, there is mark seals the man in the rockefeller suit. Sep 29, 2008 christian karl gerhartsreiter, aka clark rockefeller, denies daughter abduction the man who calls himself clark rockefeller, a german citizen whose life of multiple aliases unravelled after he was. Yorgos lanthimos to direct the man in the rockefeller suit imposter series for searchlight tv. Sullivan blogs art law report christian gerhartsreiter.
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