Authorities say he faked his own death to avoid rape charges in Utah. His cases are now moving toward trial.
The suspect has said his name is Arthur Knight, but he conceded in court hearings this week that his identity is also Nicholas Rossi — the man whom police have accused in two Utah rape cases.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A man who has acknowledged that one of his identities is Nicholas Rossi is wheeled from the courtroom following his preliminary hearing for rape charges at the Salt Lake City District Courthouse in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Rossi, accused of rape in Utah in 2008, was extradited from the United Kingdom after a series of hearings in which he claimed to be someone else.