“When we told my mom, she went white and called the cops.”
c’mon note: this article contains mention of violence and sexual assault.
and the stories were absolutely chilling.
Here are some of the most fascinating:
1.
He did know her name, but something felt off, so I grabbed my friend and ran."
He had missing fingers on one hand and he was kind of a bigger guy."
“I was at the state fair with my mom and my best friend.
[My] friend and I were looking at the rides and the games.
“[I was on a] Wednesday midday run along a beautiful river pathway near my apartment block.
“[I was] surfing a fairly secluded reef break, offshore across a channel.
This place is in a very southern state of Australia.
Overcast weather, but a still, amazing day for the waves.
[We didn’t give it] much thought.”
“I stopped by a friend’s house to watch a ball game.
He, his wife, and I were just relaxing, and someone knocked on the door.
“I was walking down the street in a very unfamiliar city with a group of friends.
I promise I’ll be quick.'
About a minute later there was a shootout just up the block.
“We were smoking a joint by the lake downtown.
We ignored the feeling.
u/paraiahpapaya
12.
This was before smartphones, when you still had to Mapquest stuff.
We were supposed to meet my moms friend/coworker at the mall.”
“Years ago I was at a club with some friends.
They tried to keep from being overheard but I saw their agitated faces.
I went back to my group of friends and told them we should go.”
“I was around 10 or 11 years old and had been invited to a sleepover.
It doesn’t matter what time it is, just call me.'”
Her mom at first told me no.”
“Picture it, 1994.
I was 18 and waitressing in a sports bar.
A comedy club was upstairs.
One night a comedian kept visiting between sets.
He was funny and charming, and he seemed quite smitten with me.”
He was a few years younger and didn’t remember me.”
I immediately said, ‘It’s you,’ and bolted.”
“He’s now served almost ten years of a 40-year sentence for raping old women and children.”
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18.
He looked completely terrifying and kept letting little laughs escape.
I, for one, was terrified by some of these.
Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
