A Benton County judge sentenced a man to life in prison for killing his Russian fiancée in the woods near Alsea on Easter in 2017. It was a bloody end to a love triangle in which a popular Corvallis ...

“I’m trying to go on and continue on and not to pull myself down, but bring myself back up,” said William Woods, who had his identity stolen for decades. The Great Read But It Was His All Along.

His victim, William Woods, said Keirans' guilty plea spelled the end of a yearslong nightmare. ... The real Woods was then charged with identity theft and false impersonation.

His victim, William Woods, said Keirans' guilty plea spelled the end of a yearslong nightmare.Woods said Keirans tried to make him look like the criminal."He deserved to get every bit of what he ...

Matthew Keirans lived as William Woods for 33 years, until he was caught. The man who stole the identity of another man and had been living a life under a fake name in Hartland has been sentenced ...

This combination, undated image shows the “real” William Donald Woods (left) of California and Matthew David Keirans of Hartland, Wis., who stole Woods’ identity 35 years ago.

Wisconsin man gets prison for decades-long identity theft that led to victim being jailed. by HEATHER ... FILE - In this combination image, undated selfie shows William Woods in Albequergue, N.M ...

Once Keirans convinced the police that he was the real William Woods, he decided to press charges against Woods for identity theft, sparking a 428-day sentence in jail along with 147 days in a mental ...

The story of William Woods, real and manipulated, unfolds as a stark reminder of the dangers posed by identity theft, even without employing today's rapidly evolving technology.

William Woods was homeless and living in Los Angeles when he learned that someone was racking up debt using his name. But when he reported his concerns to the branch manager of a bank, he wound up ...

UI Police Detective Ian Mallory received an award Monday for his work to investigate an identity theft scheme that started in ... 58, of Hartland, Wis., and William Donald Woods, 55, of California.

Woods must start over as long prison term looms over identity thief In federal court in early April, Keirans pleaded guilty to identity theft and lying to a credit union. He is facing a years- or ...