Last week, the 28-year-old applied to a Donelson art school and said he was told to qualify for financial aid, he should file last year's income taxes -- something he had not done because he said he was exempt.
When Hostetler called the IRS office for advice, he got a surprise.
"She kind of snickers and says, 'According to the Social Security office, you're deceased,'" Hostetler said.
He did some checking, and after looking up his name on public sites linked to the Social Security death index, he found his birth date, Social Security number and birthplace listed. It also lists his death date as August 2009.
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