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Post by HeadMarshal on Jul 21, 2014 5:53:33 GMT -5
 (Above: Nicholas, circa 1994. Photo Credit: Charley Project) Nicholas Barclay is missing from San Antonio, Texas. He was aired on AMW on Jul 17, 1999. Nicholas had a troubled life growing up, as he had broken into a convenience store, stole a pair of shoes and threatened a teacher. He was last seen playing basketball with his friends on June 13, 1994, he called his home and wanted his mother to pick him up, but his older brother didn't want to wake her up. Nicholas was never seen again. He disappeared one day before his sentencing hearing, where he could have been placed in a group home, which he was very opposed to. On Sept 25, 1994, the older brother claimed that Nicholas was trying to break into their home, but his mother and authorities doubt this. Three years later, a French citizen named Frederic Bourdin assumed Nicholas's identity and called law enforcement from Spain, claiming he was Nicholas and he was a victim of a child sex ring. He was brought to Texas and identified as Nicholas by his sister, but many had their doubts, except for Nicholas's mother. Fingerprint testing by the FBI identified the man as Frederic. Frederic then made several contradicting statements and was sentenced to prison. After his release, Frederic then assumed the identity of two missing boys in Europe. Nicholas's mother took two polygraph tests but failed one of them. Nicholas's older brother developed a cocaine addiction after the disappearance and died from an overdose in 1998. ----- Thoughts? The issue with this case is that there isn't enough evidence to suggest what actually happened to Nicholas. One would think that he may have become a runaway teenager to avoid his court date, however the older brother may have known details about the case, sadly we'll never know if he knew anything. www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/barclay_nicholas.htmlAdmin Note #1: According to the Charley Project, anyone having information shoyld call the San Antonio Police Department (Texas) at (210)-207-7273.Admin Note #2: If you have any news-related updates on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-form |
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Post by Scumhunter on Jul 21, 2014 11:39:49 GMT -5
It sounds like a possible runaway case until you consider he wanted his mother to pick him up if his brother is telling the truth.
Polygraph are inaccessible in court anyway because they're not always accurate. The fact that the mother failed one but passed the other makes it a moot point for me.
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Post by pakman on Jul 21, 2014 14:11:03 GMT -5
I remember reading about this case on the archived AMW site, and it's honestly one of the most baffling missing child cases I've ever seen. Part of me wonders if the brother was somehow involved in the disappearance; first he tells Nicholas not to wake up his mother and then he tells a story about his brother trying to break into their home, a claim that has no evidence supporting it. Unfortunately we'll never know the truth.
If Nicholas actually did run away, there's a couple possibilities as to what could have happened; he may have assumed a new identity and lived underground for awhile before living a normal life elsewhere. And of course, there's the possibility that he was abducted and murdered.
And as Scumhunter said, polygraphs are a moot point and they're very easy to fail. They're only used as a formality and to eliminate suspects, so I'd take the fact she failed one and passed another with a grain of salt.
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Post by HeadMarshal on Jul 21, 2014 15:11:17 GMT -5
I understand both of your points regarding polygraphs. I deleted that part from the thread post and will refrain from mentioning them in the future when it comes to case profiles.  |
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Post by pakman on Jul 21, 2014 20:16:03 GMT -5
You didn't have to do that - it's still noteworthy |
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Post by HeadMarshal on Jul 21, 2014 21:15:25 GMT -5
You didn't have to do that - it's still noteworthy Ok I edited the thread post again and added it back in. |
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Post by walshfan on Jul 23, 2017 1:08:28 GMT -5
Bizarre case.
In essence, the issue with Frederic was a false lead. He wasn't Nicholas, but what happened with that whole event was certainly interesting. Frederic pretended to be Nicholas, moved in with the family (keeping his face obscured) and this went on for some time. Granted, since several years passed between Nicholas's disappearance and Frederic moving in, the family would have to figure that Nicholas's appearance would have changed. But considering the person living with them had a different eye color and French language characteristics, it should have been a huge tip-off this person wasn't Nicholas.
In the movie the Impostor (a documentary film that has been show on CNN and HLN fairly recently), several family members are interviewed, including Nicholas's mother and sister (I'm a bit confused on the brother situation, more on that later.) They show clips of the actual reunion. What you see is a mixture of emotions. The sister looks positively elated, smiling brightly, while other relatives have a more somber tone. If the sister is acting, she sure did a good job.
The sister talks about being fooled by Frederic: "How could I be so (expletive) stupid?" Either she's telling the truth or she's acting very well. It's entirely possible she's acting, but it should be noted she puts herself down in a major way on film.
The huge question here is this: Did the family legitimately believe that Frederic was Nicholas? (they would have had to be pretty dense) OR, did the family know Frederic was NOT Nicholas but paraded him around as Nicholas anyways to hopefully thwart any potential ongoing investigation into the family? It's possible the brother killed Nicholas and the family either knows or suspects and were covering for him. The movie does state that Nicholas and the brother did not get along very well.
In regards to the brother thing, the one that was suspected is deceased now. There was a brother-in-law (I think) that was interviewed for the film. Also, there's a young guy in the reunion part of the film and I have no idea if this is a brother, a cousin, a friend or what. His name is never mentioned and no one ever alludes to him.
Baffling.
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Post by Scumhunter on Dec 13, 2017 12:17:53 GMT -5
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