Frédéric Bourdin
Frédéric Bourdin was born on June 13th, 1974. He is a French con artist who is a serial imposter. The press has nicknamed him as "The Chameleon". He claims he has impersonated at least 500 fast identities, three of which have been actual missing teenagers.Where is he now? His twitter says: (Twitter)
"My name is Frédéric Bourdin, I'm a French National. I'm 40, married and Dad of 4 angels. I'm poor but I'm a nice guy even if I'm a little unstable."
He also has a Facebook page "public figures" where he posts videos and his thoughts.
He also has a youtube page.
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| Bourdin and his wife |
Bourdin is now a father and there has been movies like The Chameleon made based on his life.
Interview with Vice (read full interview LINK HERE )
Then, in 2005, you said you’d never do it again. What was it that made you make that decision?As weird as it sounds, it's because I adopted a cat. It was an indoor cat—it never went outside—so I couldn't travel around if I had him living with me. That's actually when I met my wife, too. She had seen me on TV when she was younger, when she was at a low point in her life, and to see my crying on television over love made her believe in love again. She'd been trying to keep track of me since she saw me, then she got in contact, and we ended up getting married and having kids. So yeah, I guess the cat saved my life.
Wow. What do you do now, by the way?
Most of the year I sell things at the market. I occasionally go and work in the city, but yeah, mostly at the market.
Most of the year I sell things at the market. I occasionally go and work in the city, but yeah, mostly at the market.
Have you ever considered acting or writing? The fact that you’ve embodied so many people and you’ve come up with so many different people and back stories makes me think you might be quite good at writing.No, but I wish I could. Maybe one day, when people stop thinking I'm crazy, I'll get a chance. I'd love to do it, but I think people probably need to realize that I'm not a complete psychopath before they start to trust me with that kind of thing. A writer wanted to write my story with me a few years ago, but it was going to cost a lot so I didn't do it. Maybe one day.
Just one more thing. I saw on Twitter that you were speaking to someone about Nicholas Barclay and his family. Are you under any impression that his family might have had something to do with his death?
I think if people want to know what happened to Nicholas, they need to make his mother tell them what she really knows, because I'm sure she knows more than what she's said. I know that Nicholas was beaten by his mother and brother, so there's definitely something there.
I think if people want to know what happened to Nicholas, they need to make his mother tell them what she really knows, because I'm sure she knows more than what she's said. I know that Nicholas was beaten by his mother and brother, so there's definitely something there.
How do you know that?
While I was in prison, after I got arrested, I was talking to a friend of Beverly [Nicholas' mother] which I had met a few times before when I was Nicholas, she said to me, very clearly, that Nicholas went to see her the day he disappeared, and that he was covered in bruises. She asked him if he'd like her to drive him home, but he declined saying he was going to call his mom. But then she decided to follow him and she saw was him first walking into a thorn bush, and then she saw his brother taking him in the car. That was the last time she saw him. She asked me not to tell anyone because she didn’t want any problems with Beverly. They were best friends for a while.
While I was in prison, after I got arrested, I was talking to a friend of Beverly [Nicholas' mother] which I had met a few times before when I was Nicholas, she said to me, very clearly, that Nicholas went to see her the day he disappeared, and that he was covered in bruises. She asked him if he'd like her to drive him home, but he declined saying he was going to call his mom. But then she decided to follow him and she saw was him first walking into a thorn bush, and then she saw his brother taking him in the car. That was the last time she saw him. She asked me not to tell anyone because she didn’t want any problems with Beverly. They were best friends for a while.
When you were Nicholas, did they ever come across to you as the sort of people who could do something like that?
They are not criminal geniuses, but they would never admit they actually knew anything. That would undermine their credibility. I know they don't have much, but still.
They are not criminal geniuses, but they would never admit they actually knew anything. That would undermine their credibility. I know they don't have much, but still.
It’s still a little strange that they agreed to do a film about this in the first place. Anyway, I’ll let you go Frederick, is there anything else you want to add?
I didn’t con you. I didn’t lie to you, I didn’t manipulate you, I didn’t do to you what I supposedly did to every other person I came in contact with. I’m 38 years old, I’m a dad, I’ve mended my life. I’ve explained my reasons very well so, if you don’t believe me, talk to that guy who wrote the New Yorker article, talk to Terry Whitcraft who’s the producer at 20/20. I have absolutely nothing to gain by lying to you.
I didn’t con you. I didn’t lie to you, I didn’t manipulate you, I didn’t do to you what I supposedly did to every other person I came in contact with. I’m 38 years old, I’m a dad, I’ve mended my life. I’ve explained my reasons very well so, if you don’t believe me, talk to that guy who wrote the New Yorker article, talk to Terry Whitcraft who’s the producer at 20/20. I have absolutely nothing to gain by lying to you.
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