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Man Accused of Faking His Own Drowning Arrested by US Marshals

Gregory Heimann evaded law enforcement for over a year by faking his drowning near the Canadian border, with a search involving 15 game wardens and dozens of volunteers.

  • On Aug. 21, 2025, U.S. Marshals from the Eastern District of Missouri arrested Gregory Heimann, 51-year-old Maine resident, without incident at an Amtrak station in La Plata, Missouri after over a year as a fugitive.
  • Heimann disappeared last year after taking a canoe to a river near the Canadian border, and authorities issued a federal warrant for his arrest in April 2024.
  • When first confronted, Gregory Heimann provided a false name before Maine investigators and U.S. Marshals positively identified him on August 21, 2025.
  • Heimann is being held in Missouri pending extradition to Maine to face federal and possible state charges, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
  • Authorities say Gregory Heimann attempted to fake his drowning to evade arrest, leading to a multiagency manhunt involving the USMS Maine Violent Offender Task Force, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, Maine Warden Service, and Eastern District of Missouri U.S. Marshals.
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Maine man accused of faking death captured in Missouri

LA PLATA, Mo. - A Maine man who vanished over a year ago was arrested in Missouri.  According to the U.S. Marshals Service, Gregory Heimann, 51, faked his own death to evade arrest by disappearing in a canoe near the Canadian border, and has been arrested after more than a year on the run. Police say Heimann disappeared April 19, 2024, after leaving his home with belongings in a canoe. At first, investigators believed he may have drowned. The Ma…

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Maine man accused of faking his own drowning arrested by U.S. Marshals

More than a year after a days-long search for his body near the Canadian border, Gregory Heimann has been arrested in Missouri

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