Man Lives Under False Identity For Two Decades A Florida man — we guess? — was so desperate to get away from his ex wife that he assumed a new identity . The biggest issue is, the man he decided to become died a tragic death 25 years ago…and he started an entire new family under his name. Via NYDN : A Florida mother and son have learned that the man they knew as a beloved husband and father had lied to them all along. Richard Hoagland, 63, was arrested in the Tampa Bay area Wednesday for stealing and assuming the identity of Terry Jude Symansky, a man who drowned in 1991 at 33 years old, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Under his new identity, Hoagland met and married Mary Hickman nearly 20 years ago. The pair, who share a son, lived together in Zephyrhills, Fla., where Hoagland worked, invested in real estate and even obtained a pilot’s license, according to the newspaper. But in April, the real Terry Symansky’s nephew learned through Ancestry.com that someone had assumed his uncle’s identity, and brought it to the attention of the police. When Hickman was notified, she discovered documents in her home proving her husband was not who she thought he was. Hoagland, who had two different wives and four children in Indiana, disappeared from his home and was eventually declared dead in 2003. When he was taken into custody, Hoagland told officers he assumed the identity to get away from his wife, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Crazy! But the ex-wife’s statement on the matter gives some clue as to why he went to such dramatic extremes to get as far away from her as possible… Hoagland’s ex-wife in Indiana however, informed police her husband said he “had to disappear because he had stolen millions and was wanted by the FBI,” the newspaper reported. Law officials are currently investigating the claim, but records obtained by the Times show that Hoagland has never been arrested. Sounds like she’s a big time liar and so is he. They might have been great together before he pulled shenanigans to escape her.
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Man Steals Identity To Escape First Wife, Catfishes New Family For 20 Years
