Air Force Officer Deserter caught

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/11/us/mi...-jr/index.html

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Capt. William Howard Hughes Jr. disappeared in July of 1983 after returning from duty in Europe. He was last seen in New Mexico withdrawing $28,500 from his bank account at 19 different branch locations, the Air Force said in a statement. .... he was formally declared a deserter on December 9, 1983. "On June 5, during a passport fraud investigation, the US Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service interviewed an individual claiming to be Barry O'Beirne. After being confronted with inconsistencies about his identity, the individual admitted his true name was William Howard Hughes Jr., ....

Long time to be missing for someone still hiding out. Newspapers back then saw a link between his disappearance and certain events such as the Challenger disaster. Hughes said he went UA because he was depressed.

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