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5 True Scary Retail Horror Stories From Reddit (Vol. 3)

Lets Read!November 18, 202050 min244,535 views
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The Mysterious Suit and the Child

  • πŸ‘€ A store clerk in West Virginia recounts an unsettling encounter with a wealthy, pale man in a tailored suit who asked for lighter fluid and exhibited strange behavior, including sucking spilled fluid from his finger.
  • πŸ‘§ The man's young daughter, dressed like a toddler and calling him "daddy," asked to use the bathroom, which the clerk found suspicious due to her appearance and the man's demeanor.
  • πŸ”‘ The man gave the girl a key and a small leather wallet, which she used to lock herself in the bathroom. Upon emerging, she seemed dazed, and the clerk suspected something illicit was in the wallet.
  • ⚠️ The clerk felt increasingly uncomfortable, noting the stark difference in appearance between the man and the girl, and the unsettling way she called him "daddy."
  • πŸ’¬ The man's parting words, "curiosity killed the cat," and his menacing look left the clerk deeply disturbed, though he hesitated to call the sheriff due to lack of concrete evidence.

The Unsolved Murder of Tracy Lynn Kirkpatrick

  • πŸ’” In March 1989, Tracy Lynn Kirkpatrick, a hardworking student saving for law school, was found murdered in a sportswear store in Frederick, Maryland.
  • ❓ Despite a thorough investigation, no clear motive was found, and the cash registers were untouched, suggesting she knew her killer.
  • πŸ“ž Three months later, a man calling himself "Don" confessed to the murder via a hotline, but his identity and the voice on the tape were never definitively linked to an arrest.
  • πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ A psychic suggested focusing on a man named "Sean," and locals identified the voice on the confession tape as someone else entirely, whose identity remains unknown.
  • 🚨 A suspicious detail emerged: the security guard who found Tracy's body was named Don Barnes Jr., son of the then-Sheriff Don Barnes Sr., leading to allegations of a cover-up, though no charges were ever filed.

The Vanishing of Deborah Diane Poe

  • πŸͺ In February 1990, Deborah Diane Poe disappeared from a Circle K convenience store in Orlando, Florida, while working alone at night.
  • πŸ‘• A customer reported seeing a man in a Megadeth t-shirt behind the counter who seemed unfamiliar with the store and acted strangely.
  • πŸš— Deborah's car was found locked with her keys inside, and her uniform was neatly folded, suggesting she vanished without a struggle.
  • πŸ• A search dog lost the scent near the back of the store and a neighboring apartment complex, indicating she may have entered a vehicle willingly or under duress.
  • ❓ Despite a composite sketch of the "Megadeth man" and numerous tips, he was never identified, and the case remains unsolved, with theories ranging from a predatory customer to her ex-boyfriend or even her boyfriend at the time.

Violent Bar Altercation

  • 🍻 A bar supervisor in Liverpool recounts an incident where a man threw a stool, injuring a girl who then retaliated by attacking the supervisor with a broken bottle.
  • πŸ€• The supervisor intervened in a domestic dispute, only to be severely injured by the girl he was trying to protect from her boyfriend.
  • ⚠️ He learned that the attackers were a couple and that his intervention turned him into a victim, highlighting the danger of getting involved in such situations.
  • πŸš‘ Despite seeking medical attention and reporting the incident, neither offender was caught, and the case lacked closure.

The Barefoot Killer of Leah Rollins

  • β›½ Leah Rollins, a newly promoted gas station manager in Nebraska, was murdered in March 1997 by a barefoot man who robbed the store.
  • πŸ“Έ CCTV footage provided a clear image of the suspect and his red Pontiac Grand Am, but a missing license plate and high-speed escape hindered identification.
  • πŸ”« The killer deliberately executed Leah, firing shots into her back, suggesting the robbery was a cover for murder.
  • 🏝️ Leah's brother suspected her ex-husband, a wealthy man from the Virgin Islands, hired a hitman, pointing to the barefoot detail as evidence of the killer's tropical origins.
  • ❓ Despite extensive investigation, including appeals on "America's Most Wanted," the barefoot killer was never found, and Leah's murder remains an unsolved mystery.
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