Today, on Crime & Entertainment, we have Jerry Jamison. Jerry is aTrue Crime Author and today he details a book called Vanishing Act. This true crime biography that chronicles the extraordinary and criminal life of Robert Vernon Spears. Spears was a con artist who lived for 39 years under at least 25 aliases, was arrested 28 times in 20 cities, and spent nearly a dozen years in prison. Once a respected president of the Texas Naturopathic Association, he built a career in fraud, selling weight-loss “milk” to wealthy clients, running elaborate abortion rings disguised as legitimate clinics, and engaging in insurance and medical fraud. The book’s central event is Spears’ elaborate scheme to fake his own death. In November 1959, Spears convinced a friend, Al Taylor, to take his place on a flight to California. Spears drove away with his wallet and license, watching from Phoenix as the plane exploded mid-air, killing all 42 passengers and crew. Less than two months later, Spears “resurfaced” and was arrested nationwide for the crime.
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