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Playing Dead
A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud
Book • 2016
In 'Playing Dead', Elizabeth Greenwood delves into the intriguing world of pseudocide, where people fake their own deaths for reasons ranging from financial troubles to escaping abusive relationships.
The book chronicles her journey through this complex and often bizarre phenomenon, highlighting the motivations and consequences of such actions.
The book chronicles her journey through this complex and often bizarre phenomenon, highlighting the motivations and consequences of such actions.
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Josh Clark
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Faking Your Own Death: We All Do It, But Why?
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Maria Konnikova
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Cautionary Tales Presents: Death Fraud and Other Risky Business
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Elizabeth Greenwood
Overthinking About Intuition
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Maggie Freeling
Up and Vanished Weekly | VANISHED: Richard Cox
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Maggie Freleng
Interview: Up and Vanished Weekly, with Maggie Freleng
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Magalie Bertet
Qu’est-ce qu’un "pseudocide", cette technique pour échapper aux dettes ?
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Noel Brown
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Katie Herzog
Premium: The Death Fakers
Recommended as detailing how people attempt to fake their deaths and the common pitfalls they encounter.
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