Back to Stupid Criminals 8 is this week’s Mystery Question. I don’t know how the weather is where you are, but it’s about 20 degrees cooler where I am and it feels good!
Now the photo and verse. A friend snapped this in Mississippi near Jackson, and I thought it was so pretty. Thanks, Jennifer! The verse is one I’ve leaned on for many years.
Now onto last week’s Mystery Question. A woman decided to hire someone to kill her husband. The plan was for her to put something in his drink when he came home from work, then the two men she hired would carry him to his car and then drive him to a cliff and push the car with him in the driver’s seat over the cliff. Three of the following facts are true. I made up one. Can you guess which one?
- She failed to put enough of the drug into his drink and he woke up when the two men picked him up and there was a fight.
- They shot him three times.
- They put him in the car and drove to the spot chosen and pushed the car with him inside over the cliff.
- They were caught when one of the men who had a record left his prints on the back of the rearview mirror.
And the answer is…#4. I really think these people should win some sort of stupid prize if they thought the coroner would just overlook the bullet holes and rule the death an accident.
Now onto this week’s Mystery Question. Four crazy crimes, three that are true and one I made up. Can you guess the made-up one?
- A teenager was doing a little underage drinking when a police officer took her aside and asked to see her ID. She challenged him to a game of “rock, paper, scissors” to win her freedom. When she ended up with rock to the officer’s scissors, the crowd that had gathered around them cheered and he let her go. He didn’t get off so easily–he and the other two officers with him were relieved of duty.
- A man’s expensive gun collection was stolen along with a German shepherd dog he purchased to guard it.
- A bank robber and his companions subdued a bank manager and employees in the UK and walked out with over sixty million pounds. The robbers would have gotten away with it if the leader had not returned to retrieve his Ferrari.
- What happens when you put a redneck, a gun, and an armadillo together? The redneck’s mother-in-law gets shot when the redneck shoots the armadillo. The bullet ricochets off the animal and into the m-i-l’s mobile home and hits the m-i-l in the back. Fortunately, she survived.
Okay, Mystery Sleuths, which one did I make up? Leave your answer in the comments, and I’ll enter you in a drawing for something cool.
Now for a blast from the past! This week it’s Crosshairs, the second book in the Natchez Trace Park Rangers series. I had a blast traveling all over Natchez, researching this series. Natchez is a beautiful town in Southwest Mississippi and is the terminus of the Natchez Trace.
After being forced to kill an FBI agent gone rogue in self-defense while working in the violent crimes unit for the Investigative Services Branch, ranger Madison Thorn is comfortable with her move to the fraud and cyber division. At least numbers don’t lie. So she’s less than thrilled when a white-collar crime investigation in Natchez, Mississippi, turns violent. She could also do without being forced to work with former-childhood-enemy-turned-infuriatingly-handsome park ranger Clayton Bradshaw.
A woman who looks just like Madison is attacked on the same night Madison’s grandfather is shot. It becomes clear that there is something much bigger going on here and that Madison herself is in danger. Madison and Clayton will have to work together–and suppress their growing feelings for one another–if they are to discover the truth before it’s too late.
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Now for today’s song: This one is from my teenage years. 😉
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#4
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We’ll see Phyllis!
#4 is made up
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Uh, oh, Crystal…I see a trend starting…we’ll see…
#2
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Hi Mary! We’ll see…
#4
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Another one for #4, Sharon! We’ll see next week…
Dramatic photo and great verse to match.
It’s cooling here in Tucson. A T-storm woke me up this morning. I think it might be the last good monsoon rain of the season.
Stupid criminals:
#1. Cops thought this was a good idea?
#2. Back to doggie school for this one.
#3. Hey, Ferraris are expensive.
#4. Questionable.
I think you made up #4. It’s hard to imagine a bullet that ricocheted off an armadillo would have enough energy left to penetrate a mobile home. Maybe through an open door or window, I guess. Where did the armadillo come from?
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Good questions, Tim…we’ll see. Glad you got some rain. It’s been dry here for about a month now…so maybe June through August is our rainy season…
I tried to focus without cloud hunting today. However, the big animal face under Deuteronomy did deter me a bit. Lol
Several of these made me laugh. I could not decide between 3 and 4, but leaning toward #4
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Boy, Barbara, #4 is getting a lot of play…I actually see a horse in the clouds today. lol
#4
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Wow, #4 is really popular, Caryl!
#4
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We’ll see, Martha!
Love the picture and verse. Three Bells by the Browns has been a favorite of mine since I first heard it.
The second one reflects a lot more on the owner than the crook. I don’t think he was very careful in his selection of a dog. He would have been better off with a chihuahua. At least it would have barked its head off and maybe alerted someone.
The mobile home must have been one of those old tin-can versions. I think you made up 4.
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Hi Edward! Three Bells has long been a favorite of mine too–all the way back to my teen years. lol We’ll see how your reasoning works out next week…
#1
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We’ll see, Linda…
Jennifer’s picture is so pretty! Ugh, number 4 was last week’s answer? Now that IS stupid!
This week I’m going with #3 because if someone has a Ferrari, he or she wouldn’t need to rob a bank.
I don’t know. A payment might be due.
LOL!
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Lol!
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Or maybe that’s why they needed to rob a bank, Priscilla. lol We’ll see. And yes, Jennifer’s photo was beautiful!
I am guessing #2 this week.
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Hi Gloria! We’ll see how your guess works out next week…I think you’re the only one who has guessed #2…
I guessing #1. I can’t imagine officers letting a teenager get the better of them…
Although #3 is questionable because if you steal 60 million pounds you could buy several expensive cars…but on the other hand if the car was left and it had registration inside it could be traced back to the crooks.
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Great logic, Gail…we’ll see next week…
hmmm… #2 (who would steal a German Shepherd? maybe they knocked the dog out…. hmmm
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Hmmm. Great logic, Barb…that makes 2 for #2…we’ll see…
I love this photo and verse! Thanks for sharing Pat
These older songs really take me back. I remember this one well.
These were some great ? crimes. Lol. I really like #2 but as I make more wrong choices than right ones, this time I’ll go with the flow. #4
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Hi Mary G. I’m glad you enjoyed the post! That song really took me back too…we’ll see next week if you should’ve stuck with your instinct…
I’m going with #1.
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We’ll see, Diana!
I think #3, because if he owned a Ferrari, why would he need to rob a bank? As for the ricocheting bullet, we had one ricochet into our window, 4 feet away from my sleeping husband on New Years Eve, so it’s possible. As always, amazing picture and fun song! It’s fun to see what you share each time!
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I’m glad you enjoy the posts, Becky. They are fun to find. We’ll see if it’s #3 next week…love your logic btw!
I’m guessing #4 this week.
I have always loved this song!!! It has been a bit since I’ve heard it so thank you for sharing it .
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We’ll see, Carolyn, if it’s the popular #4 next week…and it’s one of my favorite songs, too!
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We’ll see, BN100!
#3
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Hi, Shelia! We’ll see next week if it’s #3!
I’m torn between #1 and 4. Maybe that was a BB that was doing all the bouncing around? I’m going with #1, I just can’t imagine police letting some underage drinking slide by.
What a surprise to see The Browns as your feature group/song! Having grown up in Arkansas, I’m very familiar with them. In fact, when I met my husband he was working for Maxine at their studio. They had the best family harmony!
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We’ll see next week if it’s #1, Dottie. That’s so interesting about your husband working for Maxine, too. I’ve loved listening to the Browns since I was a teenager.