His identity was finally revealed after his death in April at age 67. 14, and the mystery of it all held since 1979, when he got started. Kevin Fahrman led the group of pranksters who always struck early on Feb. “Long live the Valentine’s Day Bandit,” said Cary Tyson, executive director of Portland Downtown. But the bandit’s admirers responded with plenty of heart Wednesday, plastering hundreds of the smaller paper decorations everywhere, including mailboxes and even trash bins, and hanging larger banners on a floating restaurant, construction scaffolding and the library.