Episode
Behind Closed Doors: The Phony Rockefeller
42:13
Published: Wed Apr 28 2021
Description
In this Dateline classic, young newlyweds, John and Linda Sohus simply vanish. There was no reason to suspect foul play until an eerie discovery tied to a case that made international headlines, and was linked to the name of one of America’s most famous families. Mike Taibbi reports. Originally aired on NBC on January 27, 2012. Justice came in August 2013 for John Sohus. His wife Linda is still missing.
Chapters
A look into the 28-year investigation of Christian Gerhartsreiter, aka "Clark Rockefeller," who fooled many people into believing he was a wealthy and intelligent man, until a discovery in California turned the mystery into a murder investigation.
00:00 - 02:54 (02:54)
Summary
A look into the 28-year investigation of Christian Gerhartsreiter, aka "Clark Rockefeller," who fooled many people into believing he was a wealthy and intelligent man, until a discovery in California turned the mystery into a murder investigation.
EpisodeBehind Closed Doors: The Phony Rockefeller
PodcastDateline NBC
Linda and John plan their first road trip with Sue to a big sci-fi convention in Phoenix but had to stay at a guest house due to their property tenant.
02:54 - 06:26 (03:32)
Summary
Linda and John plan their first road trip with Sue to a big sci-fi convention in Phoenix but had to stay at a guest house due to their property tenant.
EpisodeBehind Closed Doors: The Phony Rockefeller
PodcastDateline NBC
A couple's disappearance is linked to a secret job in France, which raises questions about their true purpose and who is behind it.
06:26 - 09:50 (03:23)
Summary
A couple's disappearance is linked to a secret job in France, which raises questions about their true purpose and who is behind it.
EpisodeBehind Closed Doors: The Phony Rockefeller
PodcastDateline NBC
A missing person's case that had gone cold was solved through an active homicide investigation, after a man's skeleton was found and identified thanks to a report.
09:50 - 13:41 (03:51)
Summary
A missing person's case that had gone cold was solved through an active homicide investigation, after a man's skeleton was found and identified thanks to a report.
EpisodeBehind Closed Doors: The Phony Rockefeller
PodcastDateline NBC
A man who introduces himself as Clark Rockefeller, one of the Rockefellers, turns out to be a con artist whose real name is Christian Gerhartsreiter.
13:41 - 21:11 (07:30)
Summary
A man who introduces himself as Clark Rockefeller, one of the Rockefellers, turns out to be a con artist whose real name is Christian Gerhartsreiter. The episode tells the story of Gerhartsreiter's multiple identities, including his time in San Marino, as well as the unsolved murder of a couple in California decades earlier.
EpisodeBehind Closed Doors: The Phony Rockefeller
PodcastDateline NBC
The story follows the case of Clark Rockefeller, a man who kidnapped his own daughter in Boston and was later revealed to be Christopher Chichester, a man accused of murder in California.
21:11 - 25:26 (04:15)
Summary
The story follows the case of Clark Rockefeller, a man who kidnapped his own daughter in Boston and was later revealed to be Christopher Chichester, a man accused of murder in California.
EpisodeBehind Closed Doors: The Phony Rockefeller
PodcastDateline NBC
The podcast recounts Mahoko Manabe and Dana Farrar's testimonies about their experience living and attending a party hosted by the defendant, during which he had become paranoid and obsessed with privacy and had dug freshly turned soil.
25:26 - 31:48 (06:22)
Summary
The podcast recounts Mahoko Manabe and Dana Farrar's testimonies about their experience living and attending a party hosted by the defendant, during which he had become paranoid and obsessed with privacy and had dug freshly turned soil. The state's trial aimed to prove that this con man was also a murderer named Christian Karl Gerhardstreicher.
EpisodeBehind Closed Doors: The Phony Rockefeller
PodcastDateline NBC
A con man's carefully crafted invisibility begins to crumble as his lies catch up with him, while he enjoys a lavish lifestyle as a house husband to his wealthy wife.
31:48 - 37:00 (05:12)
Summary
A con man's carefully crafted invisibility begins to crumble as his lies catch up with him, while he enjoys a lavish lifestyle as a house husband to his wealthy wife.
EpisodeBehind Closed Doors: The Phony Rockefeller
PodcastDateline NBC
The podcast delves into the life of a master con-man who killed his best friend and the theories around his motive for the murder.
37:00 - 42:08 (05:08)
Summary
The podcast delves into the life of a master con-man who killed his best friend and the theories around his motive for the murder.