My daughter’s kitty.
On this last blog until after the first of the year, I thought I’d do a funny Mystery Question on Crazy Blotter Reports to give us all a good laugh. But first last week’s Mystery Question and answer:
It’s 1982 and a man breaks into a home in Memphis, Tennessee, and takes a fifteen-year-old girl captive. He keeps her prisoner in the attic of a church in Memphis for four months until two maintenance men spot the two and rescue the girl. Other than losing weight, she was not harmed. One of the following statements is not true. Can you guess which one?
- At night he took the girl down to the church daycare kitchen where she could eat, and she tried to eat a lot so someone would notice food was missing. They noticed and left a note: please stop stealing our coffee.
- The girl left notes identifying herself and asking for help, but the messages were ignored.
- The girl was kept in a church right across from a police substation.
- A psychic repeatedly called the police and told them to look for the girl in a church.
And the answer is…#4. Here is what she says about #1:
Meals were another opportunity for Leslie Gattas to work toward freedom. She ate until she was sick so someone would notice missing food. “I was eating but the worry and stress made me lose weight,” she says. You can read more about her kidnapping and rescue here.
Congratulations Paula S., Jackie, and Edward for guessing the right answer!
Now for this weeks’ Crazy Blotter reports. Three statements are actual blotter reports and one I made up. Leave your answer in the comments section.
- A Maine police department is warning residents to steer clear of black market Butterballs after a supermarket discarded frozen turkeys that thawed out and someone collected them from a trash bin with the idea of redistributing them.
- A woman reported a ghost in her attic. Upon investigating, police found a white jumpsuit she had forgotten she’d stored in the attic on a hanger.
- Opossum breaks into liquor store and gets drunk as a skunk. It sobered up at a wildlife rescue center and was released unharmed.
- A driver told police no one was to blame for the accident, but it never would have happened if the other driver had been alert.
Okay, Super Sleuths. Which blotter report did I make up? Leave your comment and be entered in a drawing for a $10 Amazon gift card. I’ll announce the winner next Tuesday! This week’s winner is…Paula S!
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#4
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Hi Mindy. We’ll see next week if it’s #4. Thanks for stopping by.
Patricia, I remember that about the Gattas girl. If memory serves me correctly and went on to become a lawyer. She obviously was a smart young gal.
This week I’m gonna say number 3.
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Absolutely, Dana! She did go on to become a successful lawyer. And we’ll see if it’s #3 next week. Thanks for stopping by this busy time.
This week I’m going with #1, thawed Butterballs 🙂
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Are you telling me you wouldn’t buy a black market turkey, Delores? Thanks for stopping by!
I’m going w/#1
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That’s 2 for #1, Anne. I see a trend. 😉 Thanks for stopping by.
I’ ll say #1
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We’ll see, Jackie. And thanks for visiting and leaving a comment!
I’m going with #2 the ghost in the attic. Merry Christmas everyone!
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Paula, I think yours is the first guess for #2. We’ll see. Thanks for stopping by!
After seeing some of the other comments last week, I started second-guessing myself. I’m glad I resisted switching my answer. This week, I am going with #3. I would be more inclined to believe it was true if it was a bar. From what I have seen of liquor stores in Virginia, they appear to be quite secure. Maybe that isn’t the case everywhere.
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It never pays to second-guess yourself, Edward. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and we’ll see next week if you’re right again.
I’m going with #3
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Rosalyn, that’s two in a row for #3. We’ll see next week if you and Edward are right. Thanks for stopping by.
I am going with #3 this week.
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Goodness, #3 is getting a lot of votes. We’ll see next Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by, Gloria!
#2
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Hi Brandi and welcome to my blog! We’ll see next week if it’s #2. 🙂
#3 Merry Christmas, Pat!
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Hi, Sandra! And Merry Christmas to you as well! I see there’s another vote for #3. 🙂
#2
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Thank you Gezzel for visiting my blog and leaving a comment! And you’ll be entered in the drawing even if #2 isn’t the correct answer. 🙂 But it’s so much fun when you get the right one!
I’m guessing #3.
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We’ll see, Caryl, we’ll see. Thanks for stopping by.
I’m guessing #4 this week…but once again you have me stumped Patricia because they all could be true! So many crazy things happen nowadays, don’t they?
Thanks for the blotter reports, I think they have to be my favorite of your blog posts! Thank you also for the giveaway chance.
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Trixi, I’m glad you like the blotter reports. I like doing them–they are much “lighter” and have “feel good” effect. I’ll probably be doing at least one a month in 2018. 🙂
You made up #4
But it was great reading about the others.
Thank you for the chance
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Welcome to my blog, Tammie! So glad you stopped by. Be sure and come back after the first of the year.