Jerry Balisok
Jerry Balisok | |
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| Born | Jerry Bibb Balisok September 8, 1955 |
| Died | April 18, 2013 (aged 57) |
| Cause of death | Heart attack caused by heat stroke |
| Burial place | Rivas, Nicaragua |
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| Education | Walla Walla Community College |
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| Spouses | Deborah Taylor
(m. 1977; div. 2000)Scarleth Hanover
(m. 2012) |
Harrison Rains Hanover (born Jerry Bibb Balisok, September 8, 1955 – April 18, 2013) was an American professional wrestler known as Mr. X, and an FBI fugitive. He is best known for skipping bail, faking his own death, and convincing law enforcement officials he died in the 1978 Jonestown Massacre. Living under the fake identity Ricky Allen Wetta, Balisok was arrested in 1989 for attempted murder in King County, Washington. Once the fingerprinting process was complete, law enforcement officials learned Ricky Allen Wetta was indeed Jerry Balisok. His capture made national headlines across the United States, and drew national criticism towards the FBI investigators for not properly identifying the remains believed to be Balisok's.
Balisok's crimes, his life as a fugitive, and later apprehension were featured in the book, Wicked North Alabama, by Jacquelyn Procter Reeves.