nicholas rossi has gone by a variety of names over the years, one being nicholas alahverdian. to... rossi's utah connections are explained by his foster parents' faith. salt lake city is the headquarters of the mormon church. the allegation is that in september 2008, nine months after the sinclair college assault, he attacked a former girlfriend. as the authorities in utah were pulling the case against rossi together, back in rhode island, phones were starting to ring. "rep, how are you?" i said, "how are you, nicholas?" "i'm in france," or europe somewhere. i think he said france first. i said, "what's going on?" "well, i had to leave the country." i get another call. he's still in europe. he's ill now at this point. maybe two weeks after that, he's really ill. and he... this is the last time i spoke to him. "it's nick." i said, "yeah, i know, nick, it's you." but he has a raspy voice. he goes, "i'm dying. i'm dying." i said, "nick, you're not dying. cockroaches don't die." radio: local news and information i on wpro, providence. nicholas alahverdian, he grew up in foster car