Rockefeller "72-Foot Yacht" was a shabby sailboat, say FBI

by Christina 123 | August 3, 2008 at 01:41 pm

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FBI agents have today revealed that captured alleged kidnapper Clark Rockefeller, was "looking for a new life". It has emerged that Rockefeller was enticed from his shabby sailboat with a ruse that it was leaking water.

Authorities captured Rockefeller yesterday using a ploy involving his 26-foot sailboat -- which turned out to be a poorly maintained day-sailer docked near Baltimore's Inner Harbor, not the supposed 72-foot yacht Rockefeller had led some to believe he kept on Long Island. Last week Boston police said they had initially believed that Rockefeller planned to flee on a 72-foot yacht with his daughter to Bermuda or Peru, but found no evidence to support this.

FBI agents lured Rockefeller out of a Baltimore apartment by making him believe his sailboat was taking on water, they said. He left the girl alone while he went to check on the boat, leading to his capture and her recovery.

Authorities had received a tip from a real estate agent about his location, according to a law enforcement official.