
Real-Life “Norman Bates” Sentenced for Impersonating Dead Mother to Keep Her Estate Alive
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com In a real-life twist on Hitchcock’s “Psycho” character Norman Bates, it seems a New York man who impersonated his dead mother wanted to keep her credit line alive. Thomas Parkin, 51, of Brooklyn, was sentenced Monday to a minimum of 13 years and eight months in prison, for a real estate scam…