The Kid Who Wasn't There...

[LittleCat]

It's a long story, but really interesting.

ESPN - OTL: Guerdwich Montimere, the kid who wasn't there - E-ticket

I arrive in Odessa, Texas, flying low over black pump jacks, chasing the sort of weird, true crime story that often gets reporters on airplanes: A 16-year-old named Jerry Joseph, a basketball player at Permian High School of "Friday Night Lights" fame, has been found out as an impostor. Joseph isn't really a Haitian orphan, and the tales he has spun for an eager town are lies; he's really a 22-year-old from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., named Guerdwich Montimere. I check into a hotel on the outskirts of town and begin to search.

Eighteen months will pass. A year and a half of lies and mysteries and brain twisters about the fragility of identity, both to the person whose identity is in question and to those observing that person. A year and a half searching for a man named Guerdwich, and, at the end, not being sure whether he ever existed at all. But that's for later.

In the beginning, there is an impostor.

[DeepSpringsVol]

That was crazy. As it was unfolding I was thinking no doubt this dude slept with some high school girls and sure enough adds tje registered sex offender to his future. Unbelievable story. Wow! That easy for someone to enroll in a high school. Had he not went to that AAU circuit he may never have been caught. Even had he received a low level scholarship to play bball he never would never crossed paths with that Fred fella.

[miggy4vols]

That's a pretty interesting story. Thanks for posting.

[LittleCat]

Originally Posted by miggy4vols

That's a pretty interesting story. Thanks for posting.

No problem. Thanks for taking the time to read it and not just ignoring it because it's long.

[Shaun1985]

Thx for sharing. Great story! Guy has issues.

[Yankee_Vol]

I remember hearing about it. That's some crazy s***

[wildnkrazykat]

It's a really sad deal, top to bottom. Those of us who had even the worse of stable homes growing up should be thankful

[PoochPunt3rdDown]

Crazy story. Why he even mentions the Voodoo stuff is beyond me, though.

[USMC Gators]

Crazy stuff. Thanks for the heads up.

[VFL 24/7]

Dont be quick to judge him, yes what he did was wrong, but why he did it? No one knows. He came from a broken home and he didnt do what he wanted to do in high school so he thought he should start over. If he had a stable family I dont think he would have done this. He had no one to guide him!

[dukes_of_maggard]

Yeah, the whole time I read this I kept thinking how blessed I’ve been.