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143. Nicholas Barclay - The Mysterious Discovery

2022/12/19
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Payton和Garrett对尼古拉斯·巴克莱的失踪案进行了详细的讨论,从他的家庭背景、失踪经过、在西班牙的“发现”、冒名顶替者的身份揭露,到最终的调查结果和未解之谜。他们分析了尼古拉斯复杂的家庭关系,以及他母亲的海洛因成瘾和家庭暴力问题。他们还详细描述了尼古拉斯失踪后,警方调查的不积极性以及家人对案件的反应。在西班牙,一个自称是尼古拉斯的年轻人被发现,并被家人认领。然而,私家侦探查理·帕克对这一说法表示怀疑,并最终揭露了该年轻人是惯犯冒名顶替者弗雷德里克·博尔丹。博尔丹利用伪造的身份和信息,成功地欺骗了尼古拉斯的家人和警方。联邦调查局介入调查,最终确认了博尔丹的真实身份,并将其逮捕。然而,尼古拉斯的真实下落仍然是一个谜,他的家人也因此受到怀疑。Payton和Garrett对案件中出现的各种疑点进行了深入的探讨,包括家人为何如此轻易地接受了冒名顶替者,以及杰森的死亡是否与案件有关。他们认为,尼古拉斯的家人可能隐瞒了一些真相,而案件的真相可能远比表面上看到的更为复杂。 Payton和Garrett还讨论了案件中涉及的伦理和法律问题,例如警方在调查中的不作为,以及博尔丹相对较轻的刑罚。他们对尼古拉斯的家人表示同情,但也对他们的行为表示质疑。他们认为,案件的真相可能永远无法完全揭晓,但通过对案件的深入分析,可以帮助我们更好地理解人类行为的复杂性和犯罪的动机。

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Nicholas Barclay, a troubled 13-year-old, disappears in 1994 under mysterious circumstances. His family's turbulent dynamics and delayed reporting of his disappearance raise suspicions.

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On this episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the disappearance and mysterious discovery of Nicholas Barclay.

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Case Sources:

“The Imposter,” documentary, directed by Bart Layton, released 2012

Ksat.com, “Case of missing San Antonio boy from 1994 remains a mystery,” by Erica Hernandez, May 2, 2019

History101.com, “The incredible, disturbing true story of Nicholas Barclay and his masterful imposter,” copyright

2022 Wise Elements Inc.

Allthatsinteresting.com, “The Mystery of Nicholas Barclay and His Impostor, Frederic Bourdin,” by Katie Serena,

March 6, 2018, updated October 18, 2018

Websleuths.com, TX – Nicholas Barclay, 13, San Antonio, 13 June 1994, Noirdame79, October 27, 2021

Brenmar71.medium.com, photo of Nicholas Barclay

Historybyday.com, “The True Story of a Missing Boy and His Imposter.”

Livingmgz.com, Living Magazine, “Social Media Photo Brings a Breakthrough in Missing Persons Case,” by Hadar

Gerlitz, no date provided

Mysanantonio.com, “These San Antonio residents vanished and have never been found,” by Mark Dunphy,

November 13, 2020, updated September 22, 2021

Newyorker.com, The New Yorker, “The Chameleon; The many lives of Frederic Bourdin,” by David Grann, August 4,

2008

Charleyproject.org, The Charley Project, “Nicholas Patrick Barclay,” last updated July 16, 2022

U.S. Census Bureau, San Antonio population (1994)

Assisted research and writing by Diane Birnholz

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