From a bin man turned millionaire that terrorized the neighborhood, to a guy that put a hit
out on his neighbor.
Here a 5 of the worst neighbors ever.
Number 1.
Michael Carroll.
In 2002, 19 year old Michael Carroll was lucky enough to win the UK national lottery and
received a whopping $15 million dollars in tax free cash.
He quickly bought a mansion in Norfolk, England, and this is where the nightmare began for
his neighbors.
Carroll turned his garden into a 24 hour race track, where he and his friends would race
old cars and terrorize the neighbors with constant noise and creating dust clouds.
He would set off fireworks and flare guns during the middle of the night.
He reportedly spent nearly 2 million dollars of his winning on drugs and hookers.
One family living close to him, couldn't take it anymore and sold their home and moved away.
In 2006, it was reported that Michael Carroll was almost broke after spending most of his
fortune on gambling, drugs, parties, jewelry and cars.
He now lives in Scotland, where he works in a biscuit factory.
Number 2.
Phillip Roger Bennett In Cartersville, Georgia, Phillip Roger Bennett,
a 58 year old man, was so angry with his neighbor for not mowing there lawn that he decided
to set fire to there house.
in 2013, After a very heated argument about the length on his grass, Marty Corbitt, says
Phillip Roger Bennet kicked down his door and was told he had 5 seconds to get out the
house.
He then smashed one of his windows and returned to the house with 2 gas canisters in hand.
Marty quickly grabbed his 3 year old daughter and ran outside, he then proceeded to watch
his home and most of his possessions go up in flames.
Phillip was charged with nearly a dozen offensives including arson, aggravated assault, criminal
property damage, cruelty to children, second-degree burglary, reckless conduct, criminal trespass
and terroristic threats.
He is currently awaiting trial.
Number 3.
Barry Ardolf.
In 2009, in the state of Minnesota, Matt and Bethany Kostolnik moved next door to 46 year
old, Barry Ardolf.
During the first day in their new home, their 4 year old son wondered into there next door
neighbors garden, so Ardolf returned him home, however before knocking on the door, he kissed
the young boy on the lips.
After finding this out, Matt Kostolnik (who works as an attorney), was furious and called
the police.
Barry Ardolf didn't see what the issue was and was so angry that he decided he would
get even.
He went ahead and hacked into their WiFi and sent numerous sexual emails to Mr kostolnik's
female co-workers.
He then set up a fake MySpace account, and posted child pornography to it and also sent
threatening emails to politicians, including vice president, Joe Biden.
The secret service turned up at Matt Kostolnik's place of work, to ask about the threats after
tracing his ip address, they examined his WiFi network and realized someone else had
also been using it.
They quickly traced the hack to Barry Ardolf who was was eventually charged with his crimes.He
was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Number 4.
Kathy Rowe Kathy Rowe, who was voted mother of the year
in 2007, had her heart set on her dream home in Carmel Valley, San Diego.
She was shocked when she was out-bid by a couple named Jerry Rice & Janice Ruhter.
She was so shocked in fact, that she decided to harass the couple to the point that they
felt like prisoners in their own home.
The couple first started noticing that their mail stopped being delivered, they received
over $1000 worth of unsolicited magazines and they saw that their home was listed online
for sale again.
On valentine's day, Jerry Rice was confronted by one of the neighbors, who demanded to know
why he had sent a valentines day card to his wife.
Eight other wife's in the neighborhood also received cards.
Jerry, googled his wife's name, and was shocked to find craigslist advertisements titled 'Carmel
Valley freak show', that invited men to come over to the house for sex.
The listing said that Janice wanted men to come to their home and force themselves on
her, as it was her fantasy to be raped.
Janice's photo and address were also on the ads.
Kathy Rowe was charged with soliciting rape, sodomy, identity theft and harassment.
During the trial, Rowe took a guilty plea, and was sentenced to 5 years of probation,
a year of electronic tag and ordered to stay away from the couple for 10 years.
She recently bought a new house for her and her disabled child, which happens to be located
just a mile away from the couple.
Number 5.
Jeffrey Wright Leonard Jefferey Wright Leonard has been described
by many as 'the worlds worst neighbor'.
For years, The 57 year old man, would terrorize the neighborhood by shining bright flood lights
at there homes, throwing rocks at windows and flinging dog feces into there gardens...
All because he was angered over a long-standing dispute stemming from a parking issue.
Leonard tried everything he could to get several of his neighbors to move, including a 70 year
old man who had previously got a restraining order against him for attempting to run him
of the road.. however, when Leonard's plans didn't work out, he decided to hire a hit-man.
Amazingly, Leonard met the would-be assassin, in jail while serving time for an offence
committed against another neighbor who he terrorized.
Luckily, for the 70 year old resident, The hit-man didn't go through with the murder
and instead he reported to the police Leonard's intentions.
In 2015, Jeffrey Wright Leonard was found guilty of attempted aggravated murder, solicitation
to commit murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
He was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison.
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