▁who ▁most ▁fam ously ▁entered ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ▁by ▁pos ing ▁as ▁a ▁self - t aught ▁or phan . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Hog ue ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁a ▁working - class ▁family ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Kansas ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Washington ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁Hog ue ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁but ▁left ▁without ▁a ▁degree . ▁He ▁also ▁attended ▁community ▁college . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wy oming ▁before ▁dro pping ▁out ▁when ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁perform ▁well ▁on ▁the ▁cross ▁country ▁team . ▁ ▁C riminal ▁career ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Hog ue , ▁now ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁old , ▁st ole ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁a ▁dece ased ▁infant ▁and ▁en rolled ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁Pal o ▁Al to ▁High ▁School ▁as ▁Jay ▁Mitchell ▁Hun ts man , ▁a ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁or phan ▁from ▁Nev ada . ▁On ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Hog ue ▁entered ▁the ▁Stan ford ▁Inv it ational ▁Cross ▁Country ▁Me et . ▁Hog ue ▁ran ▁far ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁race , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁officials ' ▁table , ▁ar ous ing ▁susp icion . ▁Jason ▁Cole , ▁a ▁rep orter ▁covering ▁the ▁event ▁for ▁the ▁now - def unct