NBC 10 True Crime: International Mystery

About NBC 10 True Crime: International Mystery

A glowing obituary. Funeral plans. But investigators quickly became suspicious that Nicholas Alahaverdian faked his own death. They knew legal problems, including a rape allegation, were closing in on the man who made a name for himself as an advocate at Rhode Island’s State House. And two years later, on the other side of the Atlantic, international authorities claim they captured him. But the man going by the name Arthur Knight insists it’s a case of mistaken identity and that he is not the fugitive. NBC 10 talks to those who claim Alahverdian was a master manipulator … and the man in the middle of the mystery.

Publisher

NBC 10 WJAR

Category

news · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Aug 2022

Latest episode

15 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Aug 2025

   Nicholas Alahverdian convicted of rape in Utah

   Nicholas Alahverdian, the Rhode Islander who faked his death five years ago and turned up in Scotland using a made-up identity, was convicted of rape this week in Utah.

2. 

   17 Oct 2024

   S1E6: Nicholas Alahverdian admits his identity

   The international fugitive from Rhode Island who faked his death admits in court he is indeed Nicholas Alahverdian, dropping the nearly three-year long claim that he is someone else.

3. 

   1 Aug 2024

   S2E1: Violent murder of Vernon Lomba haunts Cranston decades later

   The body of 19-year-old Vernon Lomba was discovered in a snowbank in Cranston, Rhode Island, in January 1984.

4. 

   11 Oct 2023

   S1E5: Nicholas Alahverdian detained for questioning in England

   The Scottish goverment finally signed off on the extradition of Nicholas Alahverdian, an international fugitive from Rhode Island, but when he'll be returned to the U.S. is unclear.

5. 

   12 Nov 2022

   S1E5: Judge rules on Arthur Knight's identity

   NBC 10's Brian Crandall speaks with Sharon Frew of STV News after a Scottish judge ruled that Arthur Knight is fugitive Nicholas Alahverdian of Rhode Island.

6. 

   31 Aug 2022

   S1E4: Rhode Island State Police and Nicholas Alahverdian

   NBC 10's Brian Crandall speaks with two members of the Rhode Island State Police about their interactions with the elusive Nicholas Alahverdian.

7. 

   24 Aug 2022

   S1E3: A reporter's recollection of Nicholas Alahverdian

   Parker Gavigan, a former investigative reporter at WJAR, covered Nicholas Alahverdian years ago when Alahverdian was as an advocate for child welfare reform in Rhode Island.

8. 

   17 Aug 2022

   S1E2: Alahverdian's State House Connection

   NBC 10's Brian Crandall talks to Brian Coogan, a former Rhode Island state lawmaker who met Nicholas Alahveridan when Alahverdian was a page at the State House.

9. 

   8 Aug 2022

   S1E1: The Arthur Knight Interview

   WJAR's Brian Crandall talks to a man in Scotland who identifies himself as Arthur Knight. Authorities say he is fugitive Nicholas Alahverdian.

10. 

    8 Aug 2022

    Introduction to NBC 10 True Crime: International Mystery

    WJAR's Brian Crandall sets up our podcast series "NBC 10 True Crime: International Mystery" about fugitive Nicholas Alahverdian.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 11 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

10

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

31

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