New details reveal life Ronald Fischer built while living under fake identity

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For more than two decades, Ronald Fischer was one of Rhode Island’s most wanted fugitives.

Boston 25 News previously took viewers inside the fast-moving, 48-hour investigation that ultimately ended with Fischer being apprehended. Now, new details shed some light on another part of the story, the life Fischer built while on the run.

Before becoming a fugitive, Fischer had built an impressive life. He graduated from Cornell University, became a doctor and taught at Brown University’s Medical School. But in 2005, during Fischer’s trial in Rhode Island for first-degree sexual assault, investigators say he was already preparing for an entirely different life.

According to investigators, Fischer sent an email to his defense attorney on April 24, 2005, expressing his intention to flee. Then, he disappeared.

His trial continued without him, and Fischer was ultimately convicted in absentia.

After his escape, investigators later found materials inside Fischer’s home related to changing identities and concealing money, all pointing to a carefully planned escape.

Authorities say Fischer rented a vehicle from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, drove it to Boston and abandoned it in a lot near Logan International Airport. Investigators also learned he had made inquiries about a flight from Boston to London’s Heathrow Airport, although investigators say they don’t believe he boarded that flight.

The identity of Dr. Richard Graydon

Fischer became associated with dozens of aliases, but one identity would become significant, that was Dr. Richard Graydon. Graydon was not just another name, it became a whole professional identity.

In March of 2026, Immix Biopharma named Richard Graydon as its new chief medical officer. The company later announced his termination in July, saying the decision was unrelated to his activities at the company.

Immix’s stock price fell about 14.15% in July. A law firm later announced an investigation into whether the company may have engaged in unlawful business practices.

The Graydon identity also intersected with another part of Fischer’s life, sailing, tying his alias to a 56-foot sailboat named the Silver Lining. Under the Graydon name, investigators say Fischer appeared at sailing events and socialized with others in the boating community.

For years, the identity appeared to hold weight until law enforcement officials got the break they needed.

The trail eventually led investigators to New York. “When I saw him that day, I knew it was him 100%,” US Deputy Marshal Justin Carvalho said. “I just knew it was him.”

Even after coming face-to-face with Carvalho, he says Fischer continued to insist that he was Richard Graydon.

Investigators found credit cards, boating documents and a Connecticut driver’s license with the Graydon identity, but say fingerprint analysis ultimately confirmed the man they had taken into custody was Ronald Fischer.

“We confirmed everything he had in his possession was fraudulent,” Carvalho said.

After 21 years, two identities had finally collided.

Fischer is now back in Rhode Island, where he faces the conviction, he fled more than two decades ago.

But even after Fischer’s true identity was exposed, questions remain about the life he lived as Richard Graydon, and the people he encountered along the way.

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