Who was Elaine Parent?
And will someone just hire Sarah Paulson to play her in a movie?
This complicated plot seems so difficult to pull off.
The Talented Mr. Ripley / FBI
For the entire duration of the movie, Tom Ripley is in danger ofalmostgetting caught.
I assumed that he was able to succeed only because its a movie and he was following a script.
However, in real life, therearepeople who who do actually assume the identity of others.
Through this ad Beverly met a woman named Alice who seemed like a good fit.
Alice was from England and said she worked for IBM.
The two hit it off and made plans for Alice to move in on July 17.
America’s Most Wanted
On July 18, no one could get ahold of Beverly Ann McGowan.
The extremely mutilated body of Beverly Ann McGowan was found in a swamp soon after.
In 1991, Alice flew to Los Angeles and rented a car under the name Charlotte Cowan.
Unsolved Mysteries
When she was pulled over, she identified herself to the police officer as Elaine Parent and was released.
Theydidfind Charlotte Cowan alive, and she told them a chilling story.
In 1986 Charlotte Cowan met a woman named Elaine Parent at a bar.
Charlotte hit it off with the bubbly English woman and they kept talking.
A few days later Charlotte invited Elaine to have lunch with her and her mom.
Charlottes mother gave a glowing report on Elaine.
Heres where things get weird.
A month later,Elaine showed up at Charlottes home at 3 am wearing a fake mustache.
Elaine repeated her story about her brother trying to steal her inheritance and begged Charlotte for her birth certificate.
Eventually, Charlotte relented and Elaine used the document and mailed it back to Charlotte afterwards as promised.
Charlotte had not heard from Elaine since.
Elaine Parent knew that police were looking for her.
She sent one detective an oil painting of herself with a note that read Best Wishes; your Chameleon.
She settled the lawsuit out of court for a number that was not made public.
While she was in her bedroom, changing, Elaine Parent killed herself with a .357 magnum.
They also found a fake wanted poster with the name Antonia Rhyes-Ormondthey believe was used to intimidate someone.
There are at least seven people with identities Elaine Parent was known to use who are still missing.
Elaine Parents birth certificate, laptop, and family of origin were never found.
