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10 True Scary Gas Station Stories

Lets Read!October 1, 202149 min233,474 views
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The Big Sal Incident

  • πŸ’‘ A gas station attendant recounts a terrifying encounter with a regular named Big Sal, who revealed himself to be a mob enforcer.
  • 🎯 After witnessing Sal shoot a customer, the attendant was forced to participate in a staged robbery by Sal to cover up the murder, with Sal promising a cut of the stolen money.
  • πŸ”‘ The attendant quit his job the next day, fearing for his life, and provided the police with Sal's fabricated story to avoid further involvement.

The Disappearing Attendant

  • ❓ A gas station worker describes the baffling disappearance of the night shift attendant, Dora, whose car was present but she vanished without a trace.
  • πŸ” CCTV footage showed Dora entering the back room and exiting a back door, but she was not visible in the lot camera, suggesting she deliberately avoided being seen.
  • πŸ˜” Years later, Dora is still missing, leaving her colleagues to wonder if she left voluntarily or met with foul play.

The Arizona Gas Spill

  • ⚠️ A gas station attendant recounts a near-disaster when a customer accidentally detached a gas nozzle, causing gallons of highly flammable liquid to spill.
  • 🚨 The attendant immediately shut down the pumps, evacuated the area, and managed to prevent a potential fire in the 100-degree Arizona heat.
  • πŸš’ The incident required the station to close for over 24 hours for cleanup and safety checks, with firefighters noting the severity of the situation.

The Unwelcoming Town

  • 😨 A couple driving through South Dakota ran out of gas and stumbled upon a deserted-looking town where residents stared intensely and unwelcomingly.
  • 🚫 The town's only gas pump was non-functional, and the locals, led by a man named Jeb, became hostile when the couple explained they were taking a scenic route.
  • πŸš— The couple narrowly escaped the town after their car miraculously started, leaving them shaken and wondering about the town's mysterious hostility towards outsiders.

The Pac-Man Robbery

  • πŸ˜… An 18-year-old gas station employee, nicknamed Pac-Man, was robbed by three masked individuals during his second week on the job.
  • ❓ The robbers, armed with baseball bats, demanded he open the till, but Pac-Man, unfamiliar with the system, could only open it by purchasing items.
  • πŸ’‘ The robbers ultimately bought gum and cigarettes to open the till, leaving the employee unharmed but bewildered by the bizarre turn of events.

The Dumpster Fear

  • 😨 A 17-year-old gas station worker, who feared being attacked from the dumpsters, heard whispering in the parking lot late one night.
  • πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Frightened, he retreated inside and called his father for a ride home, only to learn later that the station was ransacked by a gang shortly after he left.
  • ⚠️ The manager revealed that this gang was known for taking hostages, making the employee realize he narrowly escaped a potentially violent encounter.

The Meth Head Intruder

  • 😱 While working alone at an Arco station, an attendant heard scratching sounds from the storage room, initially mistaking them for raccoons.
  • πŸ’₯ The sounds escalated to banging, and the attendant discovered a demonic-looking meth head lunging at him.
  • 🚨 He fled the store just as a police car arrived, alerted by a passing driver, and the intruder escaped before being apprehended.

The Car Arson Attempt

  • πŸ”₯ A gas station attendant witnessed a man spray gasoline inside his car and then chase a woman, who had escaped the vehicle, towards the highway.
  • 🚨 The attendant immediately shut off the pumps and called the police, preventing the man from igniting the car.
  • πŸš“ The police intervened, stopping the assault on the woman, who was thankfully not on fire.

The Brake Fluid Sabotage

  • πŸ”ͺ A man filling his gas tank accidentally bumped into another man, who then retaliated by cutting the first man's brake fluid.
  • ⚠️ The victim discovered the sabotage before driving away and called the police, realizing he had narrowly avoided a potentially fatal accident.
  • βš–οΈ The perpetrator was caught and charged with property damage, though the victim felt the charge was too lenient for the attempted murder.

The Dying Declaration

  • 🩸 A police officer responded to a domestic assault call and found a female victim with her throat cut.
  • ❓ The victim, believing she was dying, identified her attacker, allowing her statement to be used as a dying declaration in court.
  • πŸ™ The victim survived due to the paramedics' efforts, and the suspect later pleaded guilty, avoiding a trial where the officer would have had to testify about the dying declaration.
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