Don't let a kind stranger fool you. Murderers and psychopaths don't always look like Freddy Krueger. They seem normal, using their appearance to commit vile acts. Many cruel criminals have pretended to be in distress to lure victims into letting their guard down. Consider the cases of people who were kind enough to let strangers into their homes to use the bathroom or offered rides to creepy-looking individuals. These stories prove that no good deed goes unpunished. Read on to discover the awful things done to kind people. Hopefully, this list won't stop you from being kind, but it's a good idea to lock your doors and check your closets for unwanted guests.
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Ted Bundy is a classic creep who used a victim's kindness to get what he wanted. Bundy used two main tactics: he wore a fake cast on his arm and hobbled on crutches. He asked his targets, who were always brunettes with middle parts, ifShe helped him with his skis.That should signal a big warning to anyone.
After the women helped him, Bundy quickly overpowered them. He shoved them into his Volkswagen Beetle before murdering and raping them.
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Harvey Carignan seemed set for prison. From 1949 to his 1975 incarceration, he committed murders, robberies, assaults—anything. His last victims died because they tried to be kind to the brutal monster. On September 8, 1974, Carignan picked up Lisa King and June Lynch, two 16-year-old hitchhikers traveling through Minneapolis. He asked if the girls would help him get a different car stranded in a rural area, and they agreed.
Once they left town, Carignan pulled over. He started beating June in the face.Lisa managed to escape and run for help.But June bled out on the side of the road.
Also ranks #13 on 22 Serial Killers Who Are Tauruses
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Albert Fish was a piece of work. His career as a mega-creep involved nightmarish deeds and nasty details.His most horrific crime, murdering Grace Budd, happened because her family let Fish take her to a party. They thought otherwise. In 1928, Fish started a long game with the Budd family, pretending to be a wealthy farmer from upstate New York who wanted to hire their son., but Albert Fish's worst crime—killing Grace Budd—happened because her family was too happy to let Fish take her to a party. They thought that.
The Budd family wanted to make a good impression on Fish. They let him take their daughter one day, and they never saw her again. A letter Fish wrote to the family states he took her to an empty house in Westchester, stripped her, choked her to death, and cut her into pieces.If you have kids, probably don't trust anyone or be nice to people who are nice to your children. A Scottish town learned this lesson when they trusted Thomas Hamilton, a local creep, with their boys after he started a series of "boys clubs."Hamilton's clubs served as excuses for the creep to make young men do military exercises before
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If you have kids, do not trust anyone or be nice to people who are nice to your children. A Scottish town learned this the hard way when they trusted Thomas Hamilton, a local creep, with their boys after he started "boys clubs."
After years of abuse, families grew suspicious, and Hamilton lost his club privileges. Angered, Hamilton wrote letters to the boys' families, explaining why he was not a child molester. After years of people giving him the benefit of the doubt, Hamilton drove to the Dunblane school, killed 15 children and one teacher, then committed suicide.He rubbed sun tan oil over his naked body."while he writhed in ecstasy." After years of abuse, families grew suspicious and stopped letting Hamilton run the clubs. Angry about this, Hamilton wrote letters to the boys' families explaining why he was not a child molester. After years of people giving him the benefit of the doubt, Hamilton drove to the Dunblane school and killed 15 children and one teacher before killing himself.
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In 2010, theater actor Daniel Wozniak in Long Beach, CA, needed cash for his wife's wedding. Instead of a loan or a hard talk about spending, Wozniak lured his friend Sam Herr, an Afghanistan War veteran with savings, out for drinks. The night turned deadly when Wozniak brutally murdered Herr, mutilated his body, and threw his limbs into a park. To cover up the crime, Wozniak staged the death as a murder-suicide. He pretended to be Herr, sent his girlfriend strange texts, brought her to Herr's place, and then shot Herr's girlfriend twice before writing " on the wall.ALL YOUR F*CK YOU" on the wall.
Detectives found Wozniak's deception. Days after Herr's death, Wozniak started taking cash from his bank account, which looked strange to the police. He washe was arrested at his bachelor party.
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David Mason, a career criminal from Omaha, NE, shows people who allow strangers into their homes. In 2016, Mason asked Joseph Washington if he could use the bathroom, and Washington agreed. A few hours later, after Washington left, Mason broke in and stole everything Washington owned.
"I go to work, I come back home. My house has been violated.," said Washington, "It looked like [Hurricane] Katrina hit it. He just took stuff and threw it everywhere." Police also believe that Mason sexually assaulted a woman in her apartment after she let him in to use her phone.
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Jean-Claude Romand was a tricky French murderer. He used the kindness of friends, family, and victims while pretending to be a doctor. Romand's biggest lie was claiming he passed a second-year medical exam he never took. He mostly kicked around during the day. When he was supposed to be out of town for business, he stayed in hotels studying brochures of the places he claimed to visit. Andno oneever called him on his nonsense. He also lied to his wife about his money being in hedge funds, claiming this explained his poverty—but he was actually a loser with no job who spent all his money on hotels.
When his familyfinallybegan to ask questions about his job (it took twenty years for this to happen)he killed his wife, children, parents, and their dogbefore trying to strangle his mistress to death after shooting tear gas in her face. Later that evening, he tried to burn down his house, which police think was a fake suicide attempt. Remember, if someone's life seems too good to be true, do not feel bad about asking questions.
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A 71-year-old woman in Boulder, CO, faced near-murder after she picked up three teenage hitchhikers claiming they were returning from a camping trip. The teens held her at her home for hours; they discussed killing her and stealing her car. One 16-year-old started assaulting the woman. The other two young men ran to a neighbor's house and called the police.
The main teen escaped into the night.She was last seen climbing into a white hatchback.
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Driving 90 miles from Oklahoma City to Canton, OK, Caylee Massey and a friend picked up Christopher Blake Scruggs, a hitchhiker who seemed nice. About two miles from their destination, the Scruggs stopped.He fatally shot Massey.Then Scruggs bailed out of the car.
He remained loose for most of the year until a farmer found the skeletal remains of Scruggs on his Canton-adjacent land.An Oklahoma medical examiner could not decide Scruggs' cause of death.An Oklahoma medical examiner could not determine Christopher Scruggs' cause of death on his Canton-adjacent land.
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In 2014, two men from Buffalo, NY, brutally murdered Mary Whitaker, a violinist for the Westchester Philharmonic, after they pretended to need help.They also stole her car and a credit card, which they used to buy a flatscreen TV.The 61-year-old woman, after they entered her home, they shot and stabbed her to death. They then stole her car and drove it to Erie, PA, where they faced arrest.
When the girl let Alfaro in, she began to search the house and brutally murdered Wallace with a kitchen knife.
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Rosie Alfaro, eighteen, pregnant, and high on cocaine, stabbed her nine-year-old neighbor, Autumn Wallace, fifty-eight times while robbing her house. Alfaro thought no one was home; when the girl opened the door, she asked to use the bathroom.
When the girl let Alfaro in, she started searching the house and brutally murdered Wallace.The shop owner survived, but Sieber died getting medical care. Police found no suspect in Sieber's case.Later, people found that the items Alfaro stole totaled less than $300.
Also ranks #1 on Women on Death Row in the US
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In November 2016, Todd Sieber worked at an auto body shop in Little Rock, AK. Reports stated a Black woman in her early to mid-twenties walked in and asked to use the bathroom. Sieber helped the woman find a bathroom, and she...While you let a stranger hug you, they steal your belongings. This is another reason to fear huggers and people who talk too much.Sieber helped the woman find a bathroom, and the shop's owner.
The shop owner survived. Sieber died while getting medical care. Police found no suspect in Sieber's case.
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If someone approaches you in public and says you remind them of their dead mother, run. Toronto police report a wave of crimes where people approach victims, give them compliments, then get a hug or place jewelry, and then strike.
The thieves expect you to feel so overwhelmed by kindness that...you return their affection.While you let a stranger hug you, they steal your things. This gives another reason to fear huggers and people who talk closely.
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Gemma Dean is not a good person. She convinces old people to give her money for drugs. In August 2016, days after prison release, Dean called pensioners asking for money to get her nephew from the hospital.
The police quickly caught Dean's scheme. They sent her back to prison. A barrister who handled the case stated...The Huddersfield Daily Examiner"She is apologetic as much as she can be..."Dean acts differently when she is not using drugs..
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