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Homeless man medicated, jailed for insisting he was himself

Have you ever had a nightmare where you tried to convince everyone you were you, but nobody believed you?

Ellsworth Toohey
Feb 04, 2025
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Matthew Keirans, sentenced to prison for identity theft. Johnson County Sheriff’s Office

Have you ever had a nightmare where you tried to convince everyone you were you, but nobody believed you? Well, William Woods lived that nightmare for fourteen months while an identity thief was living his best suburban life as a fancy IT administrator, complete with…

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