The Hitler Diaries, Part 2

In the last episode, Gerd Heidemann was working on the scoop of the century after finding Hitler's lost diaries. Once they were published, they were quickly outed as fakes. While everyone was pointing their fingers at Heidemann, he was insisting the person he bought them from had to be the guilty party. So, who was behind the fakes?

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Sources:
“Selling Hitler: The Story of the Hitler Diaries” - Robert Harris. Published March 12, 1986
National Post - Sept 19, 2000 - “Audacious Forger of Hitler Diaries Fooled Magazine Out of $5.2 million”
The Observer - Dec 16, 1984 - “The Hoax that Nearly Made History”
The Indianapolis Star - May 11, 1983 - “Hitler’s Diaries Reporter Fired By German Magazine”
Detroit Free Press - Mary 28, 1983 - “Dealer Admits Forging Hitler Diaries”