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TracyLynnS · 09-17-2010, 12:49 AM

I happened to notice that there were a few UM cases where a person was trying to escape a known or perceived danger but ended up facing even a worse danger.

Wanda Jean Mays seemed to have been fleeing a danger that was in her own mind, possibly mental illness, only to run away from her relatives house in the dark and end up dead from falling off a cliff.

Anna Anton had left her old town where some sketchy people could have been causing her some trouble, in order to start a new life in a small town. She ended up murdered by her upstairs neighbor, Greg Webb, who was the chief of police.

Blair Adams thought his life was in danger from people who wanted to kill him. He left Canada to escape from the murderer(s), took a convoluted trip around the united states, and ended up murdered in a deserted Tennessee parking lot, with no known motive.

Ethel Kidd had moved to a rural town to be near her family and to get away from increasing crime, only to be abducted from her own front yard and brutally murdered.

Anyone else featured on UM who you can think of that this happened to?

MegtheEgg86 · 09-17-2010, 02:58 AM

Greg Adams, the police officer shot and killed by Donald Eugene Webb. He left the Washington, D.C. police department after two years because of the workload in relation to the area's massive crime rate and moved to Saxonburg, PA's department to enjoy a slower pace. Turns out he met his end there.

DarkDante · 09-17-2010, 03:11 AM

There are probably a whole bunch of episodes that fit the criteria of someone moving away from one location to another to get a fresh start only to end up losing their life. Kathy Hobbs murder is particularly tragic in this sense because her family moved to Las Vegas so she could get a fresh start and she seemed to be getting her life in the right direction when she had her life taken from her one night after departing a convenience store.

On a totally unrelated note: What is it with Medford, Oregon and "Unsolved Mysteries"? I'm being somewhat facetious here but it just seems to me that people from Medford are just unlucky. They are either getting ripped off by scam artists like Steven Cox and Dennis Walker or if they choose to move away from Medford to say somewhere like California, they wind up getting abducted at an ATM while trying to deposit their paycheck late at night.

Gelatinous Goo · 09-17-2010, 08:01 AM

How about Patricia Meehan and the male driver with the exhaust leak (was his name Davis?)?

Hambone2421 · 09-17-2010, 09:41 AM

In the case of the Rodgers women that were murdered by Oba Chandler, if you read the book written about them, "Death Cruise", it states the oldest of the two daughters, Michele, had been raped by her uncle a year before the murder. One of the reasons they took the trip to Florida was to escape all the stuff that had been going on in Ohio, including the rape. We all know the rest, which is that the three Rodgers women go to Tampa and are raped and murdered by Oba Chandler.

RobinW · 09-17-2010, 10:30 AM

Well, I know UM has covered a few people who survived successful tours of duty in the military then wound up being murdered once they settled down into civilian life. Matt Flores and Larry Dickens are two of the most tragic examples of this.

This isn't official, but Dottie Caylor had to overcome a debilitating struggle with agoraphobia, but right when she seemed to have beaten her fear, she went missing and (possibly) wound up murdered.

And then there's the special case of Jane Boroski who fled from one danger by surviving a stabbing attack at a rest stop and wound up encountering (though thankfully not succumbing to) the EXACT SAME danger right afterward when she drove off for help and wound by pulling up behind the vehicle of the man who attacked her

XCalibur · 09-17-2010, 06:55 PM

What about the Korean woman Su Ya Kim who was murdered after she and her family immigrated here?

I don't know if they came here to get away from dangers in Korea, but I bet it could have had something to do with dangers over there.

MegtheEgg86 · 09-17-2010, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by XCalibur

What about the Korean woman Su Ya Kim who was murdered after she and her family immigrated here?

I don't know if they came here to get away from dangers in Korea, but I bet it could have had something to do with dangers over there.

....huh?

South Korea is an industrialized nation with one of the lowest crime rates in the world and a western ally. North Korea does not allow its citizens to immigrate, much less to the United States. What're you talking about?

MissFit29 · 09-17-2010, 09:27 PM

You could put Doyle Wheeler in this category. Don Kemp too.

SageSlowdive · 09-18-2010, 07:37 PM

Gretchen Buford was trying to decrease crime in the gritty downtown LA area.

SageSlowdive · 09-18-2010, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Hambone2421

In the case of the Rodgers women that were murdered by Oba Chandler, if you read the book written about them, "Death Cruise", it states the oldest of the two daughters, Michele, had been raped by her uncle a year before the murder. One of the reasons they took the trip to Florida was to escape all the stuff that had been going on in Ohio, including the rape. We all know the rest, which is that the three Rodgers women go to Tampa and are raped and murdered by Oba Chandler.

Oh Jesus...this case is disgusting. Can you even begin to imagine the fear those women must have felt? Good riddance, Oba Chandler.

rhzunam · 09-20-2010, 02:07 AM

There was one specific case that fits this to the tee and I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned. I don't know the name of the case but it was this woman who left his husband and family because she had nightmares about getting killed by a man, who she thought was his husband. She moved into another city and worked in a fast food joint and apparently went on a date with a coworker who turned out to be a psycho and he killed her.

Apostapler · 09-20-2010, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by rhzunam

There was one specific case that fits this to the tee and I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned. I don't know the name of the case but it was this woman who left his husband and family because she had nightmares about getting killed by a man, who she thought was his husband. She moved into another city and worked in a fast food joint and apparently went on a date with a coworker who turned out to be a psycho and he killed her.

Jeanne Molina, and that slimeball Carlos Berdeja.

OT: DarkDante I hate your avatar! lol!

Hambone2421 · 09-20-2010, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by SageSlowdive

Oh Jesus...this case is disgusting. Can you even begin to imagine the fear those women must have felt? Good riddance, Oba Chandler.

Your absolutely right. Hell was made for people like Oba Chandler. He still maintains his innocence (delusional) and says that his last words will be "Kiss my rosy red ass." What a waste of space he is.

SageSlowdive · 09-20-2010, 04:52 PM

Agreed.

A younger picture of him looks like the Blind River murderer, which makes me hate him even more...

09-17-2010, 12:49 AM	#1
TracyLynnS Don't Look Up Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 3,107	Who Fled From One Danger, Only to Succumb to Another? I happened to notice that there were a few UM cases where a person was trying to escape a known or perceived danger but ended up facing even a worse danger. Wanda Jean Mays seemed to have been fleeing a danger that was in her own mind, possibly mental illness, only to run away from her relatives house in the dark and end up dead from falling off a cliff. Anna Anton had left her old town where some sketchy people could have been causing her some trouble, in order to start a new life in a small town. She ended up murdered by her upstairs neighbor, Greg Webb, who was the chief of police. Blair Adams thought his life was in danger from people who wanted to kill him. He left Canada to escape from the murderer(s), took a convoluted trip around the united states, and ended up murdered in a deserted Tennessee parking lot, with no known motive. Ethel Kidd had moved to a rural town to be near her family and to get away from increasing crime, only to be abducted from her own front yard and brutally murdered. Anyone else featured on UM who you can think of that this happened to?

09-17-2010, 02:58 AM	#2
MegtheEgg86 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 19, 2008 Location: The Volunteer State Posts: 5,156	Greg Adams, the police officer shot and killed by Donald Eugene Webb. He left the Washington, D.C. police department after two years because of the workload in relation to the area's massive crime rate and moved to Saxonburg, PA's department to enjoy a slower pace. Turns out he met his end there.
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09-17-2010, 03:11 AM	#3
DarkDante Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1,569	There are probably a whole bunch of episodes that fit the criteria of someone moving away from one location to another to get a fresh start only to end up losing their life. Kathy Hobbs murder is particularly tragic in this sense because her family moved to Las Vegas so she could get a fresh start and she seemed to be getting her life in the right direction when she had her life taken from her one night after departing a convenience store. On a totally unrelated note: What is it with Medford, Oregon and "Unsolved Mysteries"? I'm being somewhat facetious here but it just seems to me that people from Medford are just unlucky. They are either getting ripped off by scam artists like Steven Cox and Dennis Walker or if they choose to move away from Medford to say somewhere like California, they wind up getting abducted at an ATM while trying to deposit their paycheck late at night.

09-17-2010, 08:01 AM	#4
Gelatinous Goo Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 14, 2010 Posts: 573	How about Patricia Meehan and the male driver with the exhaust leak (was his name Davis?)?

09-17-2010, 09:41 AM	#5
Hambone2421 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 08, 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,066	In the case of the Rodgers women that were murdered by Oba Chandler, if you read the book written about them, "Death Cruise", it states the oldest of the two daughters, Michele, had been raped by her uncle a year before the murder. One of the reasons they took the trip to Florida was to escape all the stuff that had been going on in Ohio, including the rape. We all know the rest, which is that the three Rodgers women go to Tampa and are raped and murdered by Oba Chandler.

09-17-2010, 10:30 AM	#6
RobinW Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2010 Posts: 1,874	Well, I know UM has covered a few people who survived successful tours of duty in the military then wound up being murdered once they settled down into civilian life. Matt Flores and Larry Dickens are two of the most tragic examples of this. This isn't official, but Dottie Caylor had to overcome a debilitating struggle with agoraphobia, but right when she seemed to have beaten her fear, she went missing and (possibly) wound up murdered. And then there's the special case of Jane Boroski who fled from one danger by surviving a stabbing attack at a rest stop and wound up encountering (though thankfully not succumbing to) the EXACT SAME danger right afterward when she drove off for help and wound by pulling up behind the vehicle of the man who attacked her

09-17-2010, 06:55 PM	#7
XCalibur Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 16, 2010 Location: Belfast, Va Posts: 981	What about the Korean woman Su Ya Kim who was murdered after she and her family immigrated here? I don't know if they came here to get away from dangers in Korea, but I bet it could have had something to do with dangers over there.

09-17-2010, 09:27 PM	#9
MissFit29 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 09, 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 526	You could put Doyle Wheeler in this category. Don Kemp too.

09-18-2010, 07:37 PM	#10
SageSlowdive the real hank queen Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 10, 2010 Posts: 659	Gretchen Buford was trying to decrease crime in the gritty downtown LA area.

09-20-2010, 02:07 AM	#12
rhzunam Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 01, 2010 Posts: 257	There was one specific case that fits this to the tee and I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned. I don't know the name of the case but it was this woman who left his husband and family because she had nightmares about getting killed by a man, who she thought was his husband. She moved into another city and worked in a fast food joint and apparently went on a date with a coworker who turned out to be a psycho and he killed her.

09-20-2010, 04:52 PM	#15
SageSlowdive the real hank queen Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 10, 2010 Posts: 659	Agreed. A younger picture of him looks like the Blind River murderer, which makes me hate him even more...