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Coast to Coast - April 30 2017 - Fronczak Mystery - Stranger in the Woods
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DATE: Sunday - April 30, 2017
HOST: George Knapp
GUESTS: Paul Joseph Fronczak, Michael Finkel
In the first segment, George Knapp interviewed Paul Fronczak, who discovered via
a DNA test that he is not who he thought he was. The story begins in Chicago in
1964, when Dora Fronczak gave birth to a son. The next day, a woman disguised as
a nurse kidnapped the baby, resulting in a massive hunt for the missing infant,
which made national and international headlines. Over a year later, Fronzcak was
found abandoned near a shopping center in Newark, New Jersey. Based on a
resemblance to the kidnapped baby in a photograph from the hospital, the FBI and
the Fronczak family were convinced he was the missing child. The Fronczaks
ultimately adopted Paul and raised him as their son, believing that he'd
miraculously been returned to them, although Fronczak said that most of his
life, he has had "a really good feeling that I was not Paul."
deepest secrets. Using DNA testing, he found that his real story was much worse
newfound relatives told him that he was "lucky to make it out alive." He
discovered that his real name was "Jack" and that he had a twin sister named
"Jill." Eyewitness accounts of his early life paint a grim picture of abuse and
neglect. Although he has found his other biological siblings (who refuse to talk
to him) his twin sister disappeared around the same time that he was found. He
is still trying to follow up leads in an attempt to find out what happened to
her as well as the real Paul Fronczak, and will "take any tip or possible
information" that can be provided.
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In 1986, a shy and intelligent twenty-year-old named Christopher Knight left his
home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the forest. He would
not have a conversation with another human being for the next twenty-seven
years. Based on extensive interviews with Knight himself, journalist Michael
Finkel discussed his secluded life and how he managed to survive. Finkel said
that he heard of the story in 2013 when about 500 journalists descended a small
town in Maine where Knight was being held after his arrest. Knight would speak
to none of them. On a hunch, Finkel hand wrote a short note and mailed it. He
received a reply 10 days later, saying that Knight replied because he
appreciated that Finkel "took a chance" on him and this simple, old-fashioned
form of communication.
Finkle said that Knight grew up in a family that was both intellectual (they
read to each other every evening from classics of literature) and self-
sufficient. They grew their own food in a greenhouse they built and fixed cars
and other machines themselves. At the age of 20, Knight, who said that he "never
felt comfortable around other people" felt the need to escape. Finkel said this
need was described as "almost a gravitational tug" to get away from others.
Knight left his new car in the woods of central Maine and went off into
wilderness, vowing to live the rest of his life there. Related images. He never
lit a fire and survived winters by pacing around his camp during the coldest
part of the night to keep warm. Food was stolen from summer cabins and camps in
the area. Knight was finally caught due to the dogged efforts of a game warden
wilderness skills. Finkel says that Knight "expressed more happiness in life"
(at least in his solitary existence) than just about anyone he has ever met.
WEBSITE(S):
foundlingpaul.com
charleyproject.org
BOOK(S):
The Foundling
The Stranger in the Woods
True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa
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