The Mysterious Crimes of the North Pond Hermit

He’s Been Caught

30 years after making the decision to go off the grid, he was finally caught by police. After the intensive and long investigation, including interviews with the people whose homes got burglarized. Officials came to the conclusion that Knight ended up committing over 1,000 burglaries over the past 30 years. Many think he could have the biggest case of this type of crime in history. How do you sentence someone like this?

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.