• Former Hammond Pastor Resurfaces After 27 Years; Lived Under False Name In Arkansas

a man who disappeared from Hammond in 1980, leaving a family behind and living for years under the assumed name of Ken Williams, resigned as the town mayor.His real name, he said, is Don LaRose. And early Thursday morning, he said he was just glad to have the ordeal over and planned on spending Thanksgiving with friends and family — even as his story played across the nation.