Where The Fraudster From Worst Roommate Now?

May 2024 · 6 minute read

Youssef Khater, a 46-year-old Danish fraudster, a discharged Naval officer, and a former athlete is currently a free man and may be using a different name. He is best known for crimes that include attempted murder, arson, embezzlement, and fraud; and was arrested numerous times.

He stole at least $120,000 across Europe and Central and South America. His victims are mostly women whom he lured through intimate relationships. Youssef’s fraudulent activities made him one of the most renowned and his story has been told in Worst Roommate Ever 2022 Netflix docuseries.

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Where is the Marathon Man Now?

Youseff is a fugitive at the time of this writing. In 2015, he was reportedly in Costa Rica using a different name, “Joseph Carter”. There, he was said to have stolen not less than $18,000.

Since the report, he has kept his life on the low and there hasn’t been information about his whereabouts.

However, his story has been told as one of 4 stories on the Netflix docuseries, Worst Roommate Ever. It was released on March 1, 2022, and directed by Domini Hoffman.

In the series, his story is recorded in the third episode, “Marathon”. The 62-minute-long episode exposes how the athlete commits fraud across countries and how his violence toward his victims.

Other stories in the series are those of serial killer Dorothea Puente, killer Maribel Ramos, and serial squatter Jamison Bachman.

With respect to whether he has any contact with his family, it has been revealed by TexasMonthly that he has a mother, a legislator sister, and a brother. Yet, his family does not keep in touch with him.

The report further opened that his skimming ways had destroyed their lives. In fact, they made a revelation that their family is not even Palestinian as reported but Lebanese.

Crimes and Victims of Yousef Before His Disappearance

He Defrauded Dominic Rayner of about $50,000

Dominic is a UK-based athlete and one of the victims of Youssef. The men met in Brazil in 2010 while participating in the Jungle Marathon and soon became friends.

Rayner became comfortable with the fraudster and even told Youssef of his intention to start property investment.

Trusting Youssef, Dominic handed him about $38,000 meant for their joint business. Rayner further got a signed promissory note stating that the fraudster would give back the money to Dominic.

Prior to that, the Brit also bought Youssef an Under Armour gear worth $12,000.

When the money return never took place, Rayner met Youssef for his money in Santiago. Instead of getting what he wanted, Yousseff attacked Rayner with a stick. He missed the hit with only a few inches.

The men wrestled and Youssef begged the Brit to not tell anyone what happened. The fraudster scribbled out an IOU for $55,000. Afterward, Dominic was scared and returned to London and reported the incident.

Youssef Khater Buried Callie Quinn Alive

In 2011, a Texas native Callie Quinn moved to Chile in South America. There, she became a teacher and lived in a hostel-like house.

She became flatmates with Youssef – a man that made everyone believe that he had a condo. She alongside other roommates contributed $1,000 as the first month’s rent as well as a security deposit.

Time went on and he never returned their monies nor did he give them the key to the supposed condo.

On a faithful day, The Marathon Man invited Callie out, claiming that he would show her the apartment as well as her money to pay back the debts he took from other roommates.

He then lured her into a building that had burnt earlier, hit her head, choked her, and buried her alive under a tarp and ash.

Quinn survived the attack and the fraudster received 600 days in prison for his crime. Although the fraud victim recovered, she reportedly suffered from PTSD and is uncomfortable around people with big eyebrows.

Khater Defrauded Carlos Medina of at Least $8,000 

Carlos Medina and Carlos Krauss were victims of Khater’s skims. The men helped Youssef raise about $8,000 to sponsor him in the Atacama race. They were moved to sponsor him since a Palestinian had never won an extreme marathon and they were excited that perhaps he could win.

Although they suspected some irregularities from the beginning, they went ahead with the sponsorship.

After getting their monies, he claimed that he would be out of the marathon because the organizers claimed that he had a muscle tear and could not participate.

He acted furious and blamed the organizers’ decision on racism. Madina and Krauss opted to get a medical report. Before the report came, Khater had already fled and they realized that he did not have any tears.

Since the fraudster introduced them to his victim, Dominic Rayner, they contacted him before they realized that all of them fell into his trap.

See Also: All We Know About Anastasia Kochervey And Her Sad Murder

Other Victims and Crimes of Youssef

How Youssef Khater was Arrested

In 2009 in Denmark, Khater was arrested in Denmark for several crimes of fraud, embezzlement, and forgery. Yet, he failed to appear in court in 2011 and was declared wanted.

In 2011, the Chilean police arranged for a woman to send the con artist money via wire transfer. This led to another arrest.

In court, he was found guilty of the attempted murder of Quinn and was sentenced to 541 days in prison. Also, he was given 61 days for fraud.

He did not serve his entire term before he was extradited to Denmark where he faced other charges. There, he was acquitted of three of the five charges against him.

According to sources, Youssef Khater was wanted by the police in Costa Rica for stealing $19,000 from an unsuspecting Canadian traveler.

In the same Costa Rica in 2017,  he was arrested in Puerto Viejo on fraud-related crimes but was later released. It was afterward that he was said to have changed his name to Joseph and stayed out of publicity.

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