The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1976
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On 27 July 1991, John Friedrich was found dead on his farm near Sale, Victoria, with a single gunshot to the head. His death was ruled to be suicide. It was discovered that he was not an Australian citizen.
John Friedrich (1950–1991), company director and fraudster, was born Friedrich Johann Hohenberger on 7 September 1950 at Munich, West Germany, the younger of two sons of Johann Christian Hohenberger, possibly a textile manufacturer, and his wife Elisabeth Sophie Christina, née Wehner.
Oct 30, 2017 · John Freidrich, an Australian conman who killed himself in 1991 while he was on charges of fraud. Banks collapsed in consequence of their exposure, Friedrich vanished, the biggest manhunt in...
Dec 8, 2023 · John Friedrich, the former head of the Victorian Division of National Safety Council of Australia, was also once called Australia’s greatest conman. Back in the 1980s, he famously made $293 million of investors’ money disappear.
Mar 22, 2019 · An international search was under way last night for Mr. John Friedrich, chief executive of the Victorian division of the National Safety Council of Australia, which faces potential losses of $235 million.
Mar 20, 2017 · The book, ghostwritten by Flanagan, was Codename Iago: the autobiography of John Friedrich, one of Australia’s most notorious conmen.
A character actor of the 1970s and early 1980s, John Friedrich is probably best known for his portrayal of Joey Capra in The Wanderers (1979), Philip Kaufman's film adaption of Richard Price's novel.
