Is Catch Me If You Can a true story? This book suggests it isn't — WHYY
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Frank W. Abagnale Jr. is famous for cons documented in the blockbuster “Catch Me If You Can.” But in his new book, science writer Alan Logan says that the real grift has been Abagnale’s entire story.
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Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
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What if the Alan we see at the end of the trailer is actually Mr, alan wake's
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Is Catch Me If You Can a true story? This book suggests it isn't
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Was Catch Me If You Can based on a complete lie?
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Frank Abagnale — The True Story of a Real Fake
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Book Review: 'Catch Me If You Can' by Frank Abagnale
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Catch Me If You Can' conman Frank Abagnale Jr. lied about his