James Hogue: Runner, Thief, and Teenage Impersonator

This week, Sara and Danny cover James Hogue, a champion runner-turned con man, who stole everything from trophies, to bikes, to gemstones - all while posing as a teenage student, despite the fact that he was pushing 30.

SOURCES:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/09/03/the-runner

https://paw.princeton.edu/article/strange-case-james-arthur-hogue#:~:text=As%20it%20turned%20out%2C%20Alexi,for%20possession%20of%20stolen%20property.

https://areomagazine.com/2022/04/08/the-curious-case-of-a-scholar-who-didnt-exist/

https://www.aspentimes.com/news/famed-con-man-who-lived-in-ajax-shack-arrested-again-in-aspen/

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