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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by oh_sigh on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @09:39PM (#25205432)
That's how they found the boyfriend of Olivia Newton-John, who had faked his own death. He was the most frequent visitor to the website set up to help find him(that's literally true - the website was a trap they had hoped he would visit)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_McDermott

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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by puranjay on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @07:08AM (#25208362)
> The investigators claimed McDermott disappeared to avoid debts, including US$8,000 owed to his ex-wife for child support

That's...a surprisingly small amount to fake your own death over.

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