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Man Stages Elaborate Murder Hoax with Gun and Weather Balloon

Man Stages Elaborate Murder Hoax with Gun and Weather Balloon

A Pennsylvania man has been charged with falsely reporting his own death in what police are describing as an elaborate scheme involving a handgun and a weather balloon. The incident, which occurred in Erie County, sparked a multi-agency search and rescue operation before authorities uncovered the deception. The 47-year-old man, whose name has not been […]