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Friday, June 15, 2012

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'Forest Boy' Is A Hoax, Police Say

He wasn't really a "forest boy," police say.

June 15, 2012 It turns out he's not a 17-year-old boy who was living in the woods with his father until dad died — the story he told German police. He's a 20-year-old Dutch man with personal problems.

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Hoax No. 2: 'Kindness In America' Memoir Writer Shot Himself

June 15, 2012 Montana authorities say Ray Dolin made up his widely reported story about being attacked by another man. Germany's "forest boy" was the first hoaxer exposed today. Who's next?

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

The Two-Way

From Our Readers: Germany's Forest Boy, A Second Act?

June 14, 2012 One of our commenters says "Forest Boy" calls another German mystery to mind.

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Can You ID Germany's 'Forest Boy'?

"Forest boy," who says his name is Ray.

June 14, 2012 He walked into a German police department last year, saying he'd been living in the woods with his father for five years and that his dad had just died. Now authorities have released his photo.

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