My wife and I were returning from a party at 2 AM when our car died in a remote area.
There were no mobiles then, so we waited. An hour later, a college student passed by and drove us to town.
We offered money but he said, “Happy to help.”
Years later, my wife called in tears. With a shaky voice she told me to open the news.
Turns out that student was actually a 35-year-old man who had robbed over 30 people in forests and abandoned areas, targeting drivers late at night.
I had chills when I saw that he had been wanted by the police in several states.
His methods were chillingly clever—he’d either pretend to be a lost hiker to hitch a ride or pick people up in his own car.
After gaining their trust, he’d rob them of everything and leave them stranded in the middle of nowhere.