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State of Kansas,
Department of Records.
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Yes, hi. Michael Jones.
I'm with the EEOC in Washington.
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I've got a possible name change
I wanted to run by you guys.
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I'm looking for an Oliver Lang.
He's out of Carson, Kansas.
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Hold on, sir.
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Sir, I'm afraid I've got
nothing on any name change...
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for an Oliver Lang
of Carson, Kansas.
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Okay, just doin' my job.
Thank you.
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Sir? Our records indicate
Oliver Lang deceased...
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as of October 4, 1981.
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- October 4?
- Yes, sir.
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What does
the death certificate say?
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Cause of death is listed
as gunshot, hunting accident.
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You had said you were calling
with whom in Washington?
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Thank you.
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Just run through this scenario with me.
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Theoretically,
why would someone do that?
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Do what? Change his name to the name
of a person who died the day before?
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Yeah. Someone the same age
from the same hometown.
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Why? Would it be to take over
that person's life?
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No, that wouldn't work.
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When you die, the death certificate
goes both state and federal.
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Driver's licenses, Social Security
numbers, they're voided.
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-Can't do it to hide the person you are.
-Then why would you do it?
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You'd do it to hide
the person you were.
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Say you wanted to find out...
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a criminal record for your guy
prior to the name change.
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- Unless you're a real professional--
- You'd check on the name he has now--
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And the records you'd find back then
would be for somebody else entirely.
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That's the significance of making
the change right after a person's death.
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- No overlap.
- It gives you a whole new history.