NOTE: There are mentions of violence, school shootings, sex trafficking, assault, and cannibalism.
“I interacted with this person online.
He also would say that sleeping with underage teens was okay.
Never quite figured that out.
We had a few interactions nothing heated or anything, just sort of talking.
“It was 2011.
The guy wasAdam Lanza[the Sandy Hook shooter].
I had talked with Adam Lanza about Columbine and his weirdass theories and never knew it.
It was Randy Stair, the Weis Markets killer.
Anonymous
2.
“I was living in Milwaukee at the time circa 2007.
The case was being investigated and they had a possible suspect.
We had lunch and got to know each other.
That night, he wanted to take me to his house, but I declined.
Behind him were three cars: a Bentley, a Benz, and an Escalade.
He was a pimp who ran a prostitution ring.
This was in 2008.
Ladies, always listen to that little voice in your head.
It saved my life and will save yours too, I promise.”
“We went to high school together.
I even tried to set him up with one of my friends.
I’m from a small city in southern Ontario, Canada where there are a lot of mob ties.
There was a hit set out by a local mob boss and an innocent woman was murdered.
Turns out, the hitman was the same guy from high school.
“There are four of them tied to this and multiple other crimes.
I believe his travel business gave him a means of escaping.
I do hope he is found soon for justice for the victims.
“I went to high school with the Yosemite Park Killer [Cary Stayner].
We were in an art class together and sat at the same table.
He was quiet and very talented in drawing.
Our high school yearbook featured quite a bit of his artwork.
I remember saying how sad it was that he hasnt been found.
He said, ‘That is my brother.’
I felt so bad, I had no idea.
All in all, a tragic story for all involved.”
He is currently on Death Row in California.
“A friend from high school murdered our football coach a few years after we graduated.
He went into the high school weight room and shot him in front of students.
He was a very nice guy.
Funny, had a wonderful smile.
Would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it.
I had nothing negative to say about him.
Until he got deep into drugs and was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
They released him and he committed the murder shortly after.”
He seemed nice; he was good-looking and a few years older than me.
In 2011, he essentially convinced a guy that he was part of the mafia.
The guy killed his friend with a pickaxe.
My neighbors nephew was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
you’ve got the option to read about ithere.”
“I got in a fight with a kid named Harold in grade school when I was 10.
I chased him and he ran around a corner and straight into a wall and broke his arm.
We moved and I never saw him again.
About 20 years later, I heard on the news he was found guilty of murdering a guy.
He tried to cover it up by burning the guys body in the trunk of a car.
Harold wasnt that bright.
Hes serving life.”
jamesc420ce9ec1
9.
He had always had issues.
They’d harvested the crop and taken it back to my cousins sisters rental.
Hes mainly part of why Im joining the local law enforcement agency.
Had he been given the proper treatment, his whole life might have turned out differently.”
“I used to work at a jail so Ive met quite more than a fair share.
Now, while you never TRUST an inmate, there are some who show themselves to be reliable.
I worked with the women and one Ill call Tina was definitely one of those.
After having been there for something like two years and a months-long trial, she got convicted.
Sex trafficking minors and killing them if they proved not ‘useful’… including her own daughter.”
“One of my best childhood friends … was the perfect kid.
He was largely raised by his grandparents, as his own parents were often deployed in the military.
I could only imagine what an incredible adult he would have become had this not happened to him.”
The whole thing is sad.”
jewelstwentyone2014
13.
“He was my best friend’s nephew.
We hung out with him on holidays.
He seemed a little strange, and his dad had died by suicide.
He killed his mother by stabbing her to death.
He then wrapped her body in her comforter.
The police found a pentagram in the yard and his bedroom was filled with satanic images.
He blamed his drug addiction for the murder.
He is now serving life.”
“I went to school withJeremy Strohmeyerfrom junior high until maybe 1011th grade.
Being a girl and a late bloomer, he was very cruel to me.
He ran with the popular crowd.
They seemed to think his ‘jokes’ were funny.
There were two other guys, a bit older, that were friends with my brother.
They viciously murdered one of my classmate’s ex-boyfriends who assaulted her.
They both got arrested after fleeing to Mexico.
Mind you, it was around spring break when this happened around the first of April.
Well the next day, we all noticed he wasnt in our AJROTC class we had together.
Figuring he left early, we didnt think anything about it.
I was absolutely horrified and still am to this day.
If you want more details of what happened, it is easily Googled and was in 2001.”
“My neighbor when I was a kid.This guy.He killed his wife after she tried to kill him.
No one suspected at that time how bad things were.
The kid got help and the fire department got everyone out.
A few months later he ran her over and spent the rest of his life in jail.
They seemed normal and pretty unremarkable.
I wonder what happened to their poor kid.
He was so nice and went to school with me.”
They have gotten away with a lot of nefarious shit in their lifetime.
They no longer live in the US, so I guess they think they are safe.
I wish someday they would get what’s coming to them, though.
I have been questioned about them by agencies, but nothing ever seems to come from it.”
“I used to babysit for a family in my neighborhood.
They were a perfectly normal family.
It was just tragic.”
“I had a coworker who was engaged (later married) to a guy.
He was a huge nerd and basically a really nice and regular guy.
Fast forward a few years I walked in on her at work crying.
This was pretty out of character for her.
I sat down next to her, hugged her, and asked her if she wanted to talk.
She never said anything else.
I ended up leaving that job, and I didnt end up seeing her again.
“She had told him she was leaving and he shot her to death.
When he realized he couldnt hide the murder, he shot himself a few hours later.
She was a strong, intelligent, and hardworking woman.
She was also a very private person.
She was a light to me when I was in a very dark place.
It still haunts me that I didnt push harder that day in the office.
magentamillerdesigns
20.
“My friend’s dad tried to kill the mom after the divorce.
The divorce had been really nasty, and he was upset that she got to keep the house.
The house was located on the outskirts of the town, with not many neighbors.
One night, when the mom was alone, the dad broke into the house.
He was wearing some kind of rubber suit and had a butcher knife and heavy-duty plastic bags with him.
She managed to escape, and he was caught.
However, he was only sentenced for a little over a year. "
whale_tail
21.
“My nephew’s girlfriend.
The next guy she got involved with after my nephew was living with her and her two sons.
They got into a fight and she stabbed him in the stomach.
One of her sons, thinking he was helping, pulled the knife out and he died.
She claimed self-defense and got six years.
She’s out now and still a garbage human being.”
He was a very quiet guy; nice and polite.
The girlfriend convinced him that murder was the only way they could be together.”
Chirp
23.
“He was my childhood friend’s younger brother.
He was always a nice guy, but clearly not very smart and their home life was rough.
I was in my senior year of high school and hadnt seen him for a few years.
Apparently, he climbed through a window when nobody was home and cleaned them out.
There was no reason; they just killed him.
“I grew up around and often played with Sean Wentz.
My mom and his mom were friends, so whenever they got together Sean and I would play together.
The Duffys were the parents ofDallasandStep by Stepactor Patrick Duffy.”
wolf2000
25.
“I went to junior high withTory Nocho.
He was new at our school.
He was quiet and polite, but mostly kept to himself.
He ended up killing his coworkers at one of the local fast food restaurants after high school.
It shocked us of all who’d known him.”
maddishulman
27.
“My bio father … killed two people when he was 18.
I literally had no idea because I was adopted out.
I did visit with him, but at the time I didnt know.
It was only in my adult years that I googled him.
He had killed his mothers boyfriend and his son, and was sent to a psych ward.
He passed when I was 15 after getting beat up.
He died in jail alone.
It is a tough thing to understand even after all these years.”
“My friend’s mom shot his dad in the back of the head 11 times.
My friend was the oldest of four, and all the kids were there.
My friend and his siblings lost both their parents that day.
It’s horrible.”
“This happened around 1989.
I was a sophomore in high school and did some babysitting for pocket money.
I was babysitting this amazing little boy.
He was two years old.
His dad worked for the post office and his mom had a factory job.
I babysat for them on the weekends.
One day, he just stopped coming.
I later found out why.
His father killed him.
The dad’s intent was to kill the little boy and then kill himself.
He got scared and didn’t kill himself.
Just this beautiful little boy.
It still makes my heart hurt, all these years later.
There is a special place in hell for that man.”
He was sentenced to life in prison but then died by suicide after a few years.
Never ever saw that coming.”
JustMe23
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He had pretty grubby clothes on and looked a bit disheveled.
The other brother lived but was pretty messed up for a while.
I never picked up a hitchhiker again unless I knew them.”
It was a horrible thing.
They’re both in prison.
It sure makes me sad that she turned so cold.”
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