This 39-year-old dude named Jesse Kipf from Kentucky just tried to pull off the ultimate disappearing act – faking his own death! And man, did he go all out for it.

So, get this, he somehow wormed his way into the Hawaii death registry system, using some poor doctor’s info from another state, and cooked up this whole fake death scenario for himself. Like, he even played doctor and signed off on his own death certificate. And guess what? It actually worked… for a little while, anyway. He had himself marked as six feet under in all sorts of government databases. Can you imagine?

But here’s the kicker – apparently, he was just trying to dodge paying over a hundred grand in child support to his ex. Talk about desperate measures!

Now, how he got busted is still a bit of a mystery, but it sounds like he couldn’t resist playing with fire. He got caught up in all sorts of shady stuff – hacking bank accounts with fake Social Security Numbers, breaking into all kinds of business and government networks, and even trying to sell off access to those networks online. Like, dude, if you’re gonna fake your own death, maybe lay low for a bit, you know?

Anyway, instead of facing a life sentence behind bars, Jesse took a deal. He’s looking at seven years in the slammer, plus half a mil in fines and paying back what he owes. And guess what? The judge is gonna lay down the hammer later this week. Wild, huh?