[paulat]

Unfortunately, once the name of the perp gets circulated, his namesake is going to have a bad week.

I always thought it would have been a fascinating study to see what happens to people who just happen to have the same name as perps.

What if you really ARE "Andrea Yates," or "Mark Chapman," or "Charles Manson," or or or....

...gotta be hell for a long time....

You have to spend your whole life saying, "No, not THAT one."

It would be the one thing to make me change my name to "Starfeather Eagle Sunrise."

[sonic109]

I doubt another Charles Manson is ever tought to be the killer Manson..These people are high profile and most people recognize their faces from TV and the news.

[JennysCool]

Interesting, indeed! I would wager everybody named "Ben Laden" has had to opt for "Benjamin" lately.