Event: Nicholas Rossi

AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Nicholas Rossi, 38, raped two girlfriends in 2008 and later fled to Scotland, prosecutors said. An attentive nurse treating him for Covid in 2021 identified him.Nicholas Rossi, who fled the United States and was accused of faking his own death before being convicted of rape charges, died in prison.Credit...Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesJune 26, 2026A convicted rapist who had lived in Scotland under aliases for years and faked his own death died in Utah on Thursday, the authorities said.A life on the run caught up to Nicholas Rossi in 2021, when he was arrested in Glasgow after being recognized by a nurse treating him for Covid.Investigators said Mr. Rossi had tried to elude arrest by putting up a fake memorial page, which claimed one of his known aliases died from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Mr. Rossi died on Thursday in a hospital from what the Utah Department of Corrections would only describe as “an existing medical condition” after he stopped seeking medical treatment.A recent photo of Mr. Rossi inside prison showed him relying on oxygen.Law enforcement officials said Mr. Rossi fled to Britain or Ireland in 2017 before settling in Scotland. Mr. Rossi, 38, was extradited in 2024 to Utah.In 2025, he was convicted in two cases related to raping former girlfriends. He was sentenced to 10 years to life.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe.Related ContentAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT