Kim Avis

{{Short description|British musician and fugitive, faked his own death}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox criminal

| nationality =

| other_names = {{ubl |Vince Avis |Kem Avis |Ken Gordon-Avis |Kim Gordon |Cameron MacGregor}}

| occupation = Musician and market trader

| known_for = Faking his own death

| conviction_penalty = 12 years (sex crimes), 3 years (failure to appear)

| conviction = Rape, attempting to rape, sexual assault, failure to appear

| victims = 3

| country = Scotland

}}

Kim Avis (also known as Vince Avis, Kem Avis, Ken Gordon-Avis, Kim Gordon and Cameron MacGregor) is a British musician and market trader who fled from Scotland to the United States before faking his own death.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-68604787|title=The women behind a fugitive rapist's downfall|date=26 March 2024|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce994k2k3rqo|title=Kim Avis: The Suffolk punk who became an international fugitive|date=21 June 2024|website=BBC News}} He was extradited back to Scotland, where he was convicted of sexual abuse offences, including rape.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-57430215|title=Kim Avis: Jail for rapist who faked his death at 'Mortuary Beach'|date=11 June 2021|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} His case was the subject of a BBC documentary,{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/apr/19/tv-tonight-catching-the-fugitive-rapist-who-faked-his-own-death|title=TV tonight: catching the fugitive rapist who faked his own death|first1=Hollie|last1=Richardson|first2=Kayleigh|last2=Dray|first3=Phil|last3=Harrison|first4=Ellen E.|last4=Jones|first5=Simon|last5=Wardell|work=The Guardian |date=19 April 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/inverness-street-trader-kim-avis-once-regarded-as-a-credit-t-346319/|title=Inverness street trader Kim Avis once regarded as a credit to city now an 'embarrassment'|date=27 March 2024|website=Inverness Courier}} and podcast.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/6458361/kim-avis-inverness-bbc-podcast/|title=New podcast explores story of convicted Inverness rapist Kim Avis|first=Ellie|last=Milne|date=5 May 2024}}