Dead Man Running: How the mysterious frontman of a punk band became an international fugitive

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By Myles Bonnar and Calum McKay, BBC Scotland Disclosure

BBC

When eccentric Inverness street trader Kim Avis staged his own death in the waters off an infamous Californian beach five years ago , this sparked an international manhunt.

Avis was eventually captured and brought to justice after the women he abused for years have come forward to give evidence against him in court.

A new podcast for BBC Sounds has uncovered the whole of Avis' strange and dark case, including including his early days when he wasn't Kim and he wasn't in Inverness.

Earlier this year, a BBC documentary revealed how Avis managed to hide his crimes in plain sight, abusing women and children for decades, while creating the he public image of a famous charity. fundraiser in Inverness.

The investigation also highlighted how the fugitive went by several names, including Kem Avis, Kim Gordon and Cameron MacGregor, until upon his capture in the American state. of Colorado.

The documentary contained most of the story, but there were still some gaps - particularly about Avis' life before his appearance at Inverness in the 1990s.

Avis told people that he arrived in Inverness on horseback and that was all that people in the capital Highlanders seemed to know.