Tom Carew

Tom Carew was a pseudonym used by Philip Anthony Sessarego (born 31 December 1952 – died November 2008) a former soldier of the British Army, conman, and best-selling author of the book Jihad! The Secret War in Afghanistan that was released prior to the 11 September attacks. Sessarego served in the Royal Artillery for a few years and underwent SAS Selection but failed twice. In 1993, Sessarego faked his own death claiming he was killed by a car bomb in Croatia. He was seen on television around 2001 under the name Tom Carew. In November 2008, Philip Sessarego's body was found decomposed in a garage where he lived for a few months in Antwerp, Belgium, possibly of carbon monoxide poisoning. There is some conjecture whether his death was the result of suicide or murder.