evidence: Did 84-year old Barry Dawson from Waterbury, Connecticut fake being deaf and dumb for 62 years to avoid having to listen to his wife? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving weird crimes, bizarre sex acts or strange accidents. It is not real. [...] A man from Waterbury in Connecticut faces divorce after his wife found out that he was not actually deaf and had been faking it for more than 62 years to avoid having to listen to her. [...] A man from Waterbury in Connecticut faces divorce after his wife found out that he was not actually deaf and had been faking it for more than 62 years to avoid having to listen to her. According to the divorce papers, 84-year old Barry Dawson never spoke a single word in front of his 80-year old wi