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> > The message below was forwarded to me. True or not, it serves as

a

> > good reminder that we should be careful never to let our guard down.

> >

> > I live in andria, Va., but I often work in Lafayette, La,

staying

> > with friends when I'm there. As you 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 and it wasn't long before I was paraded

> > 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

> > 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 volatile....it 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 that 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 threat.... Can he????

> >

> > Please be cautious! This might not have been the serial

killer...Ill

> > never know ... 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!

> >

> > 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!!!