Something to read and be aware of...to think about...and it may save
> your life someday.
>
> This is a report from a woman who works with criminals on a daily basis
> and should be aware of things like this
>
> Criminals are coming up with craftier, less threatening methods of
> attack, so we have to be extra cautious. Here's her story:
>
> I live in Alexandria, VA, but I often work in Lafayette, LA, staying
> with friends when I'm there. As you may know from America's Most Wanted
> TV program, as well as the news media, there is a serial killer in the
> Lafayette area.
>
> I just want to let you know about an "incident" that happened to me a
> few weeks ago, and could have been deadly. At first I didn't go to the
> police or anyone with it because I didn't realize how serious this
> encounter was. But since I work in a jail and I told a few people about
> it, it wasn't long before I was escorted into Internal Affairs to tell
> them my story.
>
> It was approximately 5:15 A.M. in Opelousas, La. I had stayed with a
> friend there and was on my way to work. I stopped at the Exxon/Blimpie
> Pie station to get gas. I got $10 gas and a Diet Coke. I took into the
> store two $5 bills and one $1 bill (just enough to get my stuff).
>
> As I pulled away from the store, a man approached my truck from the
> back side of the store (an unlit area). He was an
> "approachable-looking" man (clean cut, clean shaven, dressed well,
> etc.). He walked up to my window and knocked. Since I'm very paranoid
> and "always looking for the rapist or killer," I didn't open the
> window. I just asked what he wanted. He raised a $5 bill to my window
> and said, "You dropped this." Since I knew I had gone into the store
> with a certain amount of money, I knew I didn't drop it. When I told
> him it wasn't mine, he began hitting the window and door, screaming at
> me to open my door, and insisting that I had dropped the money! At that
> point, I just drove away as fast as I could.
>
> After talking to the Internal Affairs Department and describing the man
> I saw, and the way he escalated from calm and polite to angry and
> volatileit was determined that I could have possibly encountered
> the serial killer myself.
>
> Up to this point, it had been unclear as to how he had gained access to
> his victims, since there has been no evidence of forced entry into
> victim's homes, cars, etc. And the fact that he has been attacking in
> the daytime, when women are less likely to have their guard up, means
> he is pretty BOLD. So think about it...what gesture is nicer than
> returning money to someone who dropped it?
>
> How many times would you have opened your window (or door) to get your
> money and say thank you because if the person is kind enough to
> return something to you, then he can't really be a threatcan he
> Please be cautious! This might not have been the serial killer...but
> anyone that gets that angry over someone not accepting money from them
> can't have honorable intentions. The most important thing to note is
> that his reaction was NOT WHAT I EXPECTED! A total surprise!
>
> But what might have happened if I had opened my door? I shudder to
> think! Forward this to everyone you know...maybe they can be as
> fortunate as I was!
>
> P.S. from the Sender: Ladies, really DO forward this to EVERYONE you
> know. Even if this man wasn't a serial killer, he looked nice, he
> seemed polite, he was apparently doing an act of kindness, but HE WAS
> NOT A NICE PERSON (AND, I'm sending it to the men in our lives as
> well!!!)
>
> P L E A S E PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW.
>
> This is especially important for ladies. It is good advice and
> something to think about...and it may save your life someday.
Janice Blair
Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA
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