Web of Lies/ Job of a Lifetime

yes I agree Grace. It demonstrates how hard we were really hit by
the recession. How a lil technology goes a long way & that Craigslist
is an absolute bust.
I was shocked the murderer had such an extensive background.

An elderly overweight church going man/a serial killer luring
desperate unemployed men to their deaths.

He took full advantage of the recession, didn't he.
In this case it was.,one man's famine was another mans feast.







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That was right in the middle of the recession, and people were desperate but I agree that the key should have been Craigslist! They should have taken that with a grain of salt and at least asked for the address of this "ranch" and googled it or something. Or asked for the guys full name...and if he wouldn't give it to you, well there you go. But I felt so bad for those guys, just trying to find any kind of work and a fresh start. I hate to admit it, but that was a good scam...get people to bring all their stuff, their vehicle(s) and motorcycles and take it all. I bet he was a little picky, if people on the phone said they didn't own hardly anything or had a crappy vehicle and not much else he probably waited till he found guys with nice trucks capable of hauling trailers (which are usually worth good money...diesel trucks, etc...) and guys into motorcycles and ATVs, etc...

Dave "Crown Time" Blankenship for Time Man of the Year.

I can't imagine the fear going through Scott and to have to deal with the inept sheriff after hiding in that log for hours was just terrible. I feel so sad for the others thinking they had received an answer to prayers and were so happy to find a job only to be killed for the little they even had.

I'm glad you didn't run into any asshats or psycho's.

I kinda blew past that comment, but yea..who says that?!
It would've turned me completely off.
In no way am I faulting the victims by saying this.
I just have low-no tolerance for arrogance, but then
I've never missed a meal or risked homelessness either
so who knows.






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I have a Craigslist story:

About 3 or 4 years ago, the 2-bedroom, 1-bath house next door was vacant. Its owner told my mom many years ago that they will NEVER sell it; they live in another house, and rent this one out. I knew the most recent tenants, a youngish professional couple, pretty well, and I knew they'd been paying $3,000/month rent. One day someone rang my doorbell; she asked if I knew the owner of the house next door, and she gave me the name of the female TENANT, but she thought that was the owner. I looked at her kind of puzzled. She went on to tell me that she had come in response to the ad on Craigslist to rent the house--but she thought the rent sounded awfully low for this neighborhood/city. It's been a while so I don't want this carved in stone, but I believe she said something like $1,500 or $1,800--which made me laugh out loud. She nodded and said that's what she thought. So we're both looking at each other, puzzled, trying to make sense of all this. She told me that the Craigslist ad had pictures--interior and exterior pictures--of the house, and that its 'owner' (the female tenant whose name was in the ad as the owner) had been transferred overseas and needed to rent the house ASAP. She also said the owner told her that she would need to bring the first/last/security in cash to them in person. Some nonsense about not being able to take a check. The more we talked, the more I realized it was a scam.

She left--convinced that there was NO WAY that house could rent for that little, and the whole thing was a scam--and then I immediately headed to Craigslist. I found the listing. Sure enough, there were the pictures, and the whole nonsense about overseas. The e-mail address they were using consisted of the former tenant's first and last name, at Yahoo.com. I E-MAILED THE 'OWNER'!! 

Keep in mind I really know the person whose name they were using. I threw out various questions and let them reply--knowing that everything they said was bull$hit. THEN I contacted the police. I told/showed the officer who came over what I'd found, then handed everything over to them and they were going to pursue it. I also contacted the REAL person whose name had been used, and she was glad I was on it!


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