: Re: How should I write an autobiography if some elements are illegal? Lets say that I wanted to write an autobiography but some elements of my life (particularly relevant to certain choice) are

Have you seen the movie "Boyhood"? A good example of a fictional life story, that probably has elements of the writer's real life in it. You can insert your entire life. If it is branded as fictional, no-one can say what's real and not. If you're currently as suspect of the crime in question though, I wouldn't do it. Pretty sure it could be used as circumstantial evidence, and even if it couldn't, it could still point the authorities in your direction, causing them to do further investigation, potentially leading to your prosecution.
If I ever get famous, I'll write an autobiography. And it'll have all the details, from the embarrassing to the criminal and morally abhorrent. That's the only way one can write an autobiography - brutally honest. That is the only way it can actually convey a truthful message, and not a manufactured one. Thing is, I would publish it as an old man with little left to lose. Who would bother arresting me? And if they did arrest me, some prison wouldn't be much worse than an old people's home. At least not the prisons in my country lol.

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