Dumbest Criminals Yet? is this week’s Mystery Question. I am simply amazed by some of the dumb things criminals do! But first the photo and Scripture verse.
These verses have shown up at least four times this week in my Bible reading so I thought I’d better use them on my blog. 🙂 One is a command and the other is a promise, and I love both of them The photo is one I took on an evening walk with my iPhone.
Now for last week’s Mystery Question–Really Dumb Criminals. These are true stories…except for one that I made up. Can you guess which one?
- A young woman with a 7th grade education stole identities from hospital patients where she worked and collected millions. She probably would have gotten away with it if she hadn’t boasted on social media that the FBI couldn’t catch her.
- There was a group of tax evaders who kept a notebook with “SECRET” written on it. The book contained the names and amounts of clients who paid cash under the table for services. The FBI raided their offices and low and behold, what did they find? The book that should have been kept under lock and key was in plain view.
- Then there was the tale of a woman who was missing for over a year but no one was concerned. When it’s discovered who the murderer is…the town rallied around the culprit, with one person saying, “I don’t care if Mrs. XX was the richest lady in town. She was so mean that even if he did kill her, you won’t be able to find anyone in town who’s going to convict him for murder.”
- Or how about the accountant who absconded with a million dollars of his company’s money? He made it all the way to Argentina before posting a selfie of himself on social media. Yep. He forgot to turn off location services.
And the answer is…#4. Congrats to all who guessed correctly. I was surprised that a hospital would hire someone with only a 7th-grade education.
Now for this week’s Mystery Question–Dumbest Criminals Yet. These are true stories…except for one that I made up. Can you guess which one?
- After a wild thirty-five-mile chase, Police finally pulled over the driver of an Audi A-7 after he had been weaving all over the road. When asked for his driver’s license, he whipped out a fake Leggoland license he’d received as a kid. The cops weren’t buying it or the stash of marijuana in the backseat.
- The burglar must’ve thought he was Elvis when he broke into a home and used the owner’s iPad to video himself singing “Loving You”. Not satisfied with that, he uploaded it to his Facebook page. What he didn’t seem to realize was the iPad stored everything in the cloud, including his video. It didn’t take police long to use facial recognition and get the burglar’s name and address.
- I’ve heard criminals always return to the scene of their crime, but this bank robber didn’t even wait two days before trying to rob the same bank he’d robbed the day before. Except this time, he hung around a little too long and the police nabbed him inside the bank.
- While attempting to break into and rob his own mother’s home during broad daylight, James Blankenship got spooked and went to hide in the crawl space. When apprehended by police, Blankenship was extremely stunned because he didn’t think it was possible to be arrested for burglary during the day. That’s right, this guy thought he couldn’t be arrested for burglary because it wasn’t nighttime.
Okay, Super Sleuths, which one did I make up? Leave your answers in the comments and I’ll enter you in an August drawing for a book from my library!
Dumbest Criminals Yet? is this week's Mystery Question. As usual, three scenarios are true and I made one up. Can you guess which one? Leave your answer in the comments and I'll enter you in an August drawing for a book from my library. Click To TweetI want to thank everyone who bought a copy of Deception! Last week I learned it was #17 on the Parable Group Best Seller list…and the first fiction book on the list!!!
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#4 is so dumb it has to be true. I say #2.
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Great logic, Mary. We’ll see next week if it works with dumb criminals.
Congratulations on Deception making number 17! I think you made up number 4 because the guy knew he was doing something wrong if he hid, so he wouldn’t have been surprised to be arrested.
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Love your logic, Vera. We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
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We’ll see, BN. 🙂
That’s a good verse to go with your photo, Pat. Sometimes we find a piece of Scripture that just won’t let us go.
Congratulations on hitting #17 with “Deception”! Let’s watch it move up in the charts.
OK, these have to be the dumbest criminals yet. You’re only a burglar if it’s night? Robbing a bank twice in two days? I guess if it worked the first time…
Anyway, I think you made up #2. He videoed himself with the OWNER’s iPad and posted to his own Facebook page? That is truly the dumbest of all.
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Love your logic, Tim! We’ll see if logic works trying to figure out dumb criminals… 😉
I hope you made up #3 but all of these amaze me. CONGRATS on #17. Numerically that number means victory in the Bible. 🙂
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Thanks, Delores! I was pleasantly surprised! And thanks for letting me know I’d made a typo in one of the answers. 🙂
I laughed when I saw Isaiah 55:6 was one of the verses you had picked. I keep “bumping into” this verse everywhere! You know that has to be God!
Congratulations on Deception reaching #17! The Lord has really gifted you as an author!
I’m going to guess #1 this week, although they all leave me scratching my head. 🙂
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Same for me, L. 🙂 And thank you. I do believe God has gifted me to tell stories. And we’ll see next week if it’s #1.
Beautiful photo and scripture, Pat!
#1
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Thank you, Caryl! We’ll see next week if it’s #1.
I finished reading all four and thought, boy are these dumb. Then remembered, oh yeah, that’s the purpose of this blog. Haven’t had that first cup of coffee, yet….
I’m going with #2, no logic here, except that it was an Elvis thing! 🙂
I agree with Tim. Let’s watch Deception move up the charts! That was a neat tidbit to read it was the first fiction on the chart! Congratulations again!
Powerful Scripture! God truly does want an active relationship with us. He pursues us and encourages us to pursue him.
Bless you!
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I laughed at your first paragraph. 😉 We’ll see if it’s #2 next week. And you’re so right–God does want a relationship with us. I’m so glad it doesn’t depend on me or how good I am!
Congrats on #17! I am sticking with #2 again.
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Hi Gloria! Thank you!! And we’ll see if you’re right next week.
I know that an iPad has a personal code to get into it, mine does. Would he have had time to figure out the code? Not sure but I’m going with #2.
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Wow, Gail, that’s a good question. We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
I’ll pick three this time. They are ALL dumb!
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Thank you, Paula. 🙂 I’ve been amazed at just how dumb criminals can be. 🙂
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We’ll see, Judy!
#3 & #4 sound like they’re made up, but, you said three are true…hmmm… I’ll guess #4
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I’m glad more than one sounded made up, MS Barb. We’ll see next week if it’s #4…
Pat, I like the picture and the verses. The picture reminds me of something that happened to me last week. My daughter decided late one evening to go to Wendy’s for something to eat. It was around midnight when my phone rang. She asked if I was still up. When I told her I was, very excitedly, she told me to go outside and look at the moon. She declared it looked like the two halves of the moon had separated by a short distance and she had read something on the internet about some kind of phenomenon. She was so anxious for me to see it too. I was a bit frustrated with her calling me at that time of night and wanting me to rush outside. I took my time and went out while she was on the phone. All I saw was a half moon in about the same position as the one in your picture. She declared she was seeing what she had described. I have no idea what she saw. I chided her for being out so late and calling me.
Regarding that woman with the 7th grade education, she was probably working in housekeeping or some other job that only required a willingness to work.
I’m choosing #2. There are a lot of unanswered questions that I can’t connect. Of course, I suppose any burglary has unanswered questions. The big one is why the guy didn’t take the iPad with him? If he had taken it, the police might not have been tipped off to check his Facebook page. I guess we will see next week if I am right or wrong.
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We don’t ever stop being parents do we, Edward! And as usual, love the way you reason everything out…we’ll see if it’s the correct answer next week. I wish your daughter could’ve taken a photo of what she saw!
#1
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We’ll see, Shelia!
I think its #4. Congratulations to you.
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Thanks, Alicia! We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
The verses fit the picture so well. You take some great pictures. Congratulations on Deception being #17. I have the book on hold. I’m really looking forward to reading it. All of these are pretty crazy. I’m going to guess #2.
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Thank you, Erika! We’ll see if it’s #2 next week.
I’m going with #2 ELVIS. I think he would have been singing, “I ain’t nothing but a HOUND DOG”, laughing at himself. Love the pic and verses.
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Hi DJ! You’d think, wouldn’t you… unless he thought himself something of a Romeo. lol Thanks for stopping by.
Beautiful photo and scripture. You are a blessing. #2
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Thanks, Lucy! We’ll see next week!
Oh my…let’s go with #4
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Hi, Natalya! We’ll see!!
My guess is #3.
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Hi Megan! We’ll see Tuesday if it’s #3!