These Are the Unusual Rules People in the Witness Protection Program Must Obey

Safety does not always feel like freedom. After another relocation, John Franzese Jr. lived under a new identity in a converted garage. He had been separated from family, familiar places, and almost everyone who had known him before he agreed to testify against his father.

His social life reportedly became limited to recovery meetings, brief conversations at diners, and secret meetings connected to his case. He was alive, but nearly invisible. Witness protection had removed him from immediate danger while also stripping away the relationships and routines that had once made life feel normal.