Meet John Doe. No, Really!


	Meet John Doe. No, Really!

carrerinyes

8-2-2009 6:46 AM

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"Mr. Doe is hardly the first person to contend with such issues. The name is a centuries-old legacy of the English legal system where John Doe was often used as a stand-in for the real name of a witness who sought to protect his identity."

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8-2-2009 8:45 AM

murieleileen

Thanks. The article was very good. He is not the only real John Doe.

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