For more than 30 years, Christian Gerhartsreiter convinced people he was someone else. He posed as a member of one of America's most famous families, built an entirely fictional life, and fooled nearly everyone around him. But when his carefully crafted identity began to unravel, investigators uncovered a trail of deception that stretched back decades—and a murder case that had been waiting since 1985.

This is the story of Clark Rockefeller.

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Welcome to Diabolical Tendencies, a true crime podcast hosted by Charlie Neel.

On this podcast, we'll explore murders, disappearances, frauds, and the people living double lives.

The trusted neighbor. The successful businessman. The person nobody ever suspected.

Because sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction.

And sometimes, someone's diabolical tendencies change lives forever.

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