The Man in the Rockefeller Suit : The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Impostor

"Forget fiction. Pop this jaw-dropper in your beach bag." 'USA Today This shocking expose goes behind the headlines to uncover the true story of Clark Rockefeller, wealthy scion of a great American family, who kidnapped his own daughter and vanished. The police and FBI were baffled. Tips poured in, but every lead was a dead end because "Clark Rockefeller" did not exist. In a gripping work of investigative journalism, Mark Seal reveals how German native Christian Gerhartsreiter came to the United States, where he stepped in and out of identities for decades, eventually posing as a Rockefeller for twelve years, married to a wealthy woman who had no idea who he really was. Fast-paced, hypnotic, and now updated with more stunning details, The Man in the Rockefeller Suit chillingly reveals the audacity and cunning of a shape-shifting con man. A Probing And Cinematic Exploration Of An Audacious Impostor, Christian Gerhartsreiter, And His Talented Mr. Ripley Story As Clark Rockefeller. The Unbelievable Thirty-year Run Of A Shape-shifting Con Man. Clark Rockefeller's Story Is A Strange Twist On The Classic American Success Story Of The Self-made Man--because Clark Rockefeller Was Totally Made Up. Born In A Small Village In Germany, Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter Was Obsessed With Getting To America. At Seventeen, He Flew Into The Country On Dubious Student Visa Documents. Over The Next Thirty Years, Boldly Assuming A Series Of False Identities, He Moved Up The Social Ladder Across The Country--culminating In A Twelve-year Marriage To A Harvard Mba Who Believed She'd Wed A Rockefeller. The Imposter Charmed His Way Into Exclusive Clubs And Financial Institutions--working On Wall Street, Showing Off An Extraordinary Art Collection--until His Marriage Ended And He Was Arrested For Kidnapping His Daughter, Which Exposed His Past Of Astounding Deceptions As Well As A Chilling Connection To The Bizarre Mid-1980s Disappearance Of A California Couple.--from Publisher Description. Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter : Bergen, Germany -- Strangers On A Train -- Becoming American -- Christopher Chichester : San Marino, California -- The Secret Mission -- Christopher Crowe : Greenwich, Connecticut -- Wall Street -- Missing Persons -- Clark Rockefeller : New York, New York -- Sandra -- San Marino Bones -- The Last Will And Testament Of Didi Sohus -- The Country Squire -- Snooks -- The God Of War -- The Boston Brahmin -- Peach Melba Nights -- Find Out Who He Is -- Chip Smith : Baltimore, Maryland -- The Manhunt -- One Last Con? Mark Seal.

A real-life Talented Mr. Ripley, the unbelievable thirty-year run of a shape-shifting con man.

The story of Clark Rockefeller is a stranger-than-fiction twist on the classic American success story of the self-made man-because Clark Rockefeller was totally made up. The career con man who convincingly passed himself off as Rockefeller was born in a small village in Germany. At seventeen, obsessed with getting to America, he flew into the country on dubious student visa documents and his journey of deception began.

Over the next thirty years, boldly assuming a series of false identities, he moved up the social ladder through exclusive enclaves on both coasts-culminating in a stunning twelve-year marriage to a rising star businesswoman with a Harvard MBA who believed she'd wed a Rockefeller.

The imposter charmed his way into exclusive clubs and financial institutions-working on Wall Street, showing off an extraordinary art collection-until his marriage ended and he was arrested for kidnapping his daughter, which exposed his past of astounding deceptions as well as a connection to the bizarre disappearance of a California couple in the mid-1980s.

The story of The Man in the Rockefeller Suit is a probing and cinematic exploration of an audacious imposer-and a man determined to live the American dream by any means necessary.

A real-life Talented Mr. Ripley, the unbelievable thirty-year run of a shape-shifting con man. The career con man who convincingly passed himself off as Clark Rockefeller was born in a small village in Germany. At seventeen, obsessed with getting to America, he flew into the country on dubious student visa documents and thus began his journey of deception. Over the next thirty years, boldly assuming a series of false identities, he moved up the social ladder through exclusive enclaves on both coasts, culminating in a stunning twelve-year marriage to a rising-star businesswoman with a Harvard MBA who believed she'd wed a member of the infamously wealthy Rockefeller family. The impostor charmed his way into exclusive clubs and financial institutions - working on Wall Street, showing off an extraordinary art collection - until his marriage ended, and he was arrested for kidnapping his daughter, which exposed his past of astounding deceptions as well as a connection to the bizarre disappearance of a California couple in the mid-1980s. The strange and chilling thirty-year story of a shape-shifting con man. Born in Germany, Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter was obsessed with getting to America. At seventeen, he flew into the country on dubious student visa documents. For years, boldly assuming a series of false identities, he moved up the social ladder across the country--culminating in a twelve-year marriage to a Harvard MBA who believed she'd wed a Rockefeller. The imposter charmed his way into exclusive clubs and financial institutions, until his marriage ended and he was arrested for kidnapping his daughter, and later linked to the bizarre mid-1980s disappearance of a California couple Traces the thirty-year con of Clark Rockefeller, a German-born immigrant who assumed numerous identities to charm his way into exclusive clubs and financial institutions before divorcing his Harvard-graduate wife and kidnapping his own daughter