Identified! Norway - Oslo, LIVING 'John Smith', mid-20s, amnesia, Apr'14 - Name withheld

Police in Oslo have released photos of a man found in a snow drift in the city in December, having apparently suffered total amnesia, in the hope that someone from his past life will recognize him.

The man, who is in his mid-20s and appears to come from somewhere in Eastern Europe, was found in an industrial area in the east of Oslo in what police described as "a bad condition".

He speaks very good English with an east European accent, understands Czech, Slovak, Polish and Russian, and is calling himself "John Smith" until he recovers memories of his real name.

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A couple in the Czech Republic have contacted Interpol saying 'John Smith', the man found in Oslo in December apparently suffering total amnesia, is their son.

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Mouse said:

He's been identified:

http://www.thelocal.no/20140409/mystery-memory-loss-man-identified



One thing I kind of wonder...if he has amnesia, how does he know that those are really his parents? The plot thickens! Just kidding--I'm sure they have pictures of themselves with him, and that other family and friends would vouch for the connection. Plus DNA. I just think it would be a great plot for a novel: amnesia victim is claimed by people unrelated to him, for sinister reasons! And then intrigue and car chases ensue--

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