Welcome back everyone, have you all heard of Craigslist?
Its a website where people advertise a service or a product or just an odd job they need
doing.
A lot of people use it as a quick and easy way to get help or money but like most things
on the internet, it can also throw up some pretty creepy stories.
Take this as a warning or just something interesting to hear about - my name is Danny Burke and
this is the Top 10 Scary Craigslist Stories.
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Starting off at number 10 we have the Tulsa Murders.
On January 2nd 2016, someone posted an ad on Craigstlist that was incredibly creepy.
It thanked the city of Tulsa Oklahoma for letting them have their first kill, they confessed
they were nervous but that it would not be their last kill and they were already planning
their next target.
It sparked a lot of panic that killers were using Craigslist to lure and kill their victims
and in the case of this person, even brag about it afterwards.
At the number 9 spot now we have Anthony Curcio.
In 2008, this mans businesses were failing and his drug habits were spiralling out of
control - he decided to rob a bank.
After spending months meticulously planning the heist, he went on to craigslist and placed
an ad.
It was for 15 - 20 workers to help cleanup the area around the bank for money.
They were told to wear jeans, a blue shirt, work shoes and a yellow safety.
On the day of the robbery, Anthony wore exactly the same outfit.
He pretended to clean outside of the bank and then when the security guard brought out
the money, he pepper sprayed him and grabbed two bags containing more than 400,000 dollars.
He made his getaway down a nearby river and when police arrived, they were told to look
for a man wearing jeans, a blue shirt, work shoes and a yellow safety jacket.
The problem was, there were 20 men stood around the bank who matched that exact description.
They are all very confused and scared.
Anthony was eventually caught and served 6 years in prison but becqame known as the Craigslist
Robber.
Next up at number 8 we have The Cat Woman.
This story comes from reddit user Speed Up Slow Down who said that one day they responded
to an ad for a typist job.
It was for an old woman who lived on a farm by herself with cats.
Over 100 cats.
She fed with out of barrels and the craigslist job would be for someone to fill those barrels
with cat food but the main job was typing as the old woman dictated to her.
It would be conversations the woman was having with her dead husband whos spirit she claimed
to channel.
The book would be called -Conversations With Jack- and the typist who got the job wouldnt
be paid at first because the woman had spent all her money on cat food but they would eventually
get royalties.
The storyteller decided to take the job because they thought they could write their own book
about the experience but unfortunately they didnt even get the job, a better writer got
it.
I actually wanna read this book and I hope it gets made into a movie one day …
Coming in at number 7 we have Richard Beasley.
In 2011, Scott Davis replied to a craigslist ad that was offering 300 dollars a week to
watch over a farm.
It looked like the job of a lifetime.
He applied and was amazed to get an interview because over 100 people had already applies.
He got the job and packed up his whole life to move to the farm.
When he got there, his employer Jack picked him up.
He was a big guy and sat in the passenger seat while his nephew Brogan drove the car.
He gave Scott a tour of the farm and they got out at a secluded spot because Jack wanted
to retrieve some tools.
As they were stood outside the car, Scott heard the click of a gun.
He turned round and Jack had a gun pointed at him, it jammed the first time but the 2nd
time it fired and shattered his elbow.
Scott ran for his life.
He spent hours bleeding out in the woods before stumbling to a house where the owners called
the police.
It turns out that Jack was actual a serial killer called Richard Beasley who had already
killed 3 men by luring them through craigslist.
He was sentenced to death and his nephew was given life in prison.
Coming in at number 6 we have Ezekiel Gilbert.
On Christmas Eve 2009, this man found a listing for a female escort. 23 year old Lenora Ivie
Frago went to his house and Gilbert paid her 150 dollars for half an hour of her time.
The only problem was, he thought sex was part of that deal when it wasnt.
He got angry and she ran outside to her driver, a man called Christopher Perkins.
Gilbert confronted him and Perkins started driving away so Gilbert fired a gun at his
car 4 times.
One of the bullets hit Frago in the spine, paralyzing and eventually killing her.
Now if that sounds insane then wait till you hear this - Gilbert was acquitted of murder.
This is because of the law in Texas which says you can use deadly force to prevent robbery
at night.
Gilberts lawyers argued that Fragos refusal to have sex while taking his money WAS robbery
at night.
This sparked a national debate but it looks like not much has changed.
Next up at number 5 we have Philip Markoff.
Also know as the Craigslist Killer, Philip Markoff was a former medical student who famously
use Craigslist to kill his victims.
On April 10th 2009, he robbed a woman at gunpoint in a hotel after he had replied to her -exotic-
ad on craigslist.
Four days later, on April 14th, he killed Julissa Brisman in her hotel room after posting
a Craigslist ad for massage services.
After attacking another woman, Police were finally able to track him down through Facebook
of all things.
At first, his fiancee refused to believe he could ever do something like that but believed
Police when shown the evidence.
He killed himself in prison on what would have been the one year anniversary of his
wedding.
At number 4 now we have The Wedding Gifts.
In 2007, Kitty and Shawn from Portland got married and because they were remodeling their
kitchen, they requested gifts cards from Home Depot instead of gifts.
They invited almost 100 people but at the end of the wedding when they looked in the
basket that should have been full of cards, there were 3.
They didnt want to offend anyone so they didnt say anything.
Over the next few weeks, their friends started asking them what they were going to buy with
the gift cards they got them.
Thats when they knew something was up.
Their suspicion turned to the Reverend who had married them - she was hired from a Craigslist
ad.
Home depot confirmed that at least 4 of the cards had been used at a store, police pulled
up its surveillance and sure enough, there was the Reverend that married them spending
their home depot cards.
I mean, how stupid do you have to be to think you could get away with that.
I hope she wasnt surprised when they arrested her.
Coming in at number 3 now we have The Ring.
In 2010, American Jamie Sanders posted a diamond ring for sale on Craigslist.
He was hoping to get at least a thousand dollars for it.
He got a reply - 3 men and a woman showed up to inspect the ring, saying it was a mothers
day gift for a mother in law.
It wasn't.
This was a robbery.
They pulled out a gun and told everyone to get on the floor while they ransacked the
house.
One of the men smacked Jamies 14 year old son with the gun, this enraged him and he
ripped off his restraints and dived at the man.
He was shot 3 times and died in his wifes arms in front of his 3 children.
A few days later, California police caught them.
The group of 4 received sentences ranging from 71 to 100 years in prison …
Next up at number 2 we have The Pedophile.
In 2005, Timothy McDarrah was a column writer for the US Weekly and had also spent 15 years
writing for the New York Post.
At that time, the FBI had created a fake Craigslist ad to catch pedophiles.
THe ad was offering New Yorks freshest youngest girl.
McDarrah messaged them and asked for a 14 year old girl with a pony tail.
The FBI set up a chat room with a 13 year old girl named Julie which was really an FBI
agent.
After 3 months of disturbing conversations, McDarrah agreed to meet the girl and pay her
for sex.
Ill give you 10 points for guessing what happened next.
The FBI arrested him and he recieved 6 years in prison!
And finally at number 1 we have The Babysitter.
In 2007, 19 year old Michael John Anderson was a budding serial killer who was planning
his first murder.
He posed as a mother on craigslist looking for someone to babysit a child the next day.
He got a quick response from Katherine Anne Olson, a 24 year old graduate who was working
as a part time nanny.
She arrived at the house to find only Anderson, when she tried to leave, he pulled out his
Fathers gun and shot her dead.
He put her body in the back of his car and abandoned it a short distance away.
He crushed up her cell phone and wrapped it in a bloody towel before putting it in a trash
can.
The towel had his name on though and the evidence quickly led to his arrest and sentencing to
life in prison without parole.
Well, what do you think of those?
Some people think that Craigslist needs stricter rules or should even be monitored by the government
while others say that is a restriction of freedom.
Which side are you on?
Either way, thanks for watching guys, my name is Danny Burke and Ill see you in the next
video