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СпутникиРНSpaceXРоскосмосNASANicholas Rossi, who was convicted of two sex attacks in Utah, was arrested in Glasgow in December 2021 after staff at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital identified his distinctive tattoos from an Interpol "wanted" notice
Fionnuala Boyle and Emma O'Neill Content Editor
18:11, 26 Jun 2026Updated 18:16, 26 Jun 2026
Fugitive serial sex attacker Nicholas Rossi, who faked his own death and fled to Scotland, has reportedly passed away in a US hospital.
The Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) confirmed the 38 year old had been battling "chronic, degenerative conditions".
A spokesman said Rossi died in a local hospital on Thursday after "he chose to remove himself from the care that was being provided", according to the BBC.
A UDC spokesman said: "Rossi was pronounced dead at a local hospital on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 20:32.
"Rossi died from complications of an existing medical condition after choosing to discontinue medical treatment.", reports the Daily Record.
"This notification follows communication with Rossi's family and his victims."
Rossi was apprehended in Glasgow in December 2021, while a Covid patient at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, after staff recognised his distinctive tattoos from an Interpol "wanted" notice.
Rossi, however, insisted he was an Irish-born orphan named Arthur Knight who had never set foot in America — a claim that sparked worldwide fascination with his case.
Late last year, he was handed a sentence of five years to life for the first of two sex convictions in Utah. A Salt Lake County jury found him guilty of a 2008 rape following a three-day trial in August, during which his accuser and her parents gave testimony.
Rossi was subsequently found guilty of a second sexual assault on a 21 year old woman in Orem, Utah, receiving another sentence of five years to life on Tuesday, 4 November. The sentences were ordered to run consecutively.
According to Rossi's former partner, she terminated their relationship due to his violent conduct and his refusal to repay money he had borrowed from her.
In September 2008, Rossi, who appeared in court using his alternative name Nicholas Alahverdian, lured the woman to his home on the pretence of returning the money, but instead subjected her to rape.
The investigation was initially dropped before a rape kit underwent retesting in 2018, which identified Rossi as the perpetrator – but by then he had already fabricated his death and absconded to the UK.
Authorities traced him from state to state, and ultimately country to country, before locating him in Scotland.
For years, Rossi maintained he was the victim of mistaken identity before finally being extradited in January 2024, following protracted legal proceedings in Edinburgh.
He eventually acknowledged his true identity in a Utah court in October 2024, alleging he had fled to escape "death threats". Rossi indicated his intention to appeal both convictions.