It was past 2 AM when my wife and I found ourselves stranded in a remote area after our car broke down on the way home from a party. Without mobile phones, we had no way to call for help. We waited nervously, hoping someone would come by. After about an hour, a young man who looked like a college student stopped and offered us a ride to town. Grateful, we tried to pay him, but he simply said, “Happy to help,” and drove off.
Years later, my wife called me, her voice trembling as she told me to check the news. To our shock, we discovered that the man who had helped us was actually a 35-year-old criminal wanted in multiple states. His method was chilling: he would pose as a lost hiker or a Good Samaritan, gain his victims’ trust, and then rob them, leaving them stranded in remote areas.
The realization left us speechless. We couldn’t understand why he hadn’t targeted us that night. Maybe it was because there were two of us, or perhaps my size made him hesitate. Whatever the reason, we were incredibly lucky to have walked away unharmed. It’s a story that still gives us chills and reminds us how life can take unexpected turns.
