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My name’s Jack Finch, and today, I’ll be your host as we take a look at 5 Scary
Stalkers Caught On Camera.
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Now - the home is a sacred place.
It’s where we feel at our safest - shut away from the everyday stress of the modern
world.
But - with a boom in technology, more and more people are protecting their homes with
security cameras, motion sensors and sophisticated alarms to keep their homes safe.
Why?
Because as we’ll find out - you never really know what type of person is going to come
knocking on your door.
Kicking off at Number 5 - we have the Creeper Ghost.
In July 2016, a couple from Bucktown, Chicago got a little bit creeped out when they were
reviewing their home security footage.
The couple - Jack and Jordan - first noticed something was amiss when Jordan’s purse
went missing.
They even argued a little bit about it - with Jack claiming that she’d left it at a restaurant
the night before.
The pair then decided they’d retrace their steps and review their home security footage.
What they saw - well, it’s pretty interesting.
At 3.30 AM on a Monday, the couples security camera picked up footage of a man in a white
hoodie - watching them in their own home as they slept on the couch.
It turned out that the intruder had crept in through an unlocked door, and hovered over
the couple for nearly 5 minutes.
In fact - he was so quiet - that he didn’t even disturb the couples two dogs - who were
also sleeping on the couch.
Later - it turned out that the Creeper Ghost was responsible for a string of robberies
in Bucktown - but, mysteriously enough - he’s never been caught.
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again - lock your doors, people.
Next up at Number 4 - we have the Creepy Neighbour.
In 2017, Jerome Kennedy from Pittsburgh started to hear strange noises when we was asleep
at night.
He noticed that they were coming from the ceiling above his bedroom, and gradually,
Jerome started to fear that someone was up there.
So much so, that after too much creepy ceiling noise, Jerome called the police - convinced
that someone was in the attic above his bedroom.
You see, Jerome shared an adjoining wall with his neighbour - Robert Havrilla.
And Jerome had started to pick up some creepy vibes from him.
That same night - the police spoke to Robert - but he denied any involvement with the noises.
That’s when Jerome decided to install a security camera in the attic space above his
bedroom.
And two days later - when Jerome called the police again - this time, he had footage.
What the camera caught - was his neighbour crawling through the attic space above his
bedroom - carrying a drill and a torch.
What was he doing with those tools?
Well - thankfully, we’ll never know.
Robert Havrilla was charged with stalking, burglary and criminal trespassing.
Alright - next up at Number 3 - we have the Jesus Stalker.
This case is equal parts tragic - and equal parts bizarre.
In April 2017 - an accused stalker was caught on camera that had been terrorising a girl
and her family for months.
In Union County, North Carolina, a family installed security cameras in their home - after
their daughter had been repeatedly stalked by a boy she went to highschool with.
Logan Ursini, who was 21 at the time, was caught on camera pacing up and down on the
front porch of the families home.
Doesn’t sound that scary - but when you consider he was walking in the exact same
spot for /3 hours/ - between the hours of 1.30 AM and 4.30 AM - then things take a little
turn for the worse.
At one point, the stalker speaks to the camera and says “the best moments aren’t captured
on camera or pictures.”
He also claimed that he was the second-coming of Jesus, and on Christmas Eve - the family
woke up to a Bible on display, with a jar of water, wine, and Birkenstock sandals.
I guess he wanted them to wash his feet?
The stalker was arrested three times for stalking the same girl - and was thankfully tried for
several felonies.
Coming up next at Number 2 - we have the mysterious case of John Lang.
In 2016 - a story of a man named John Lang, from Fresno, California - hit the press after
he claimed he’d unearthed a corrupt Police Department ring in his local town.
He said that he’d discovered a case where local law enforcement had been running a license
plate scanning scam in lower income neighborhoods.
He posted his supposed findings online - and that’s when things started getting a little
crazy.
After some strange home encounters, John Lang decided to rig his house with security cameras
over fears that the police department were stalking him.
He even claimed that the crooked cops had conditioned his dogs to their scent - to avoid
being attacked.
Okay - no one 100% knows the truth behind this case - apart from John Lang - who later
tragically turned up dead - with the police claiming it was suicide.
Days before that, though - Lang was posting regularly on social media pleading for help.
He feared for his life.
Some of the footage he caught - well, it makes for some pretty terrifying viewing.
One of which, involves footage of the police pointing a thermal imaging camera at Lang’s
home to check if he was in.
*What?*
Finally - at our Number 1 spot - we have the tragic story of Lauren Giddings.
In 2011, law graduate Lauren Giddings attended the Mercer University Law School - and was
shortly about to move out of her student apartment.
Tragically, on June 26 2011 - at 4.30 AM - Stephen McDaniel - an attendee at the same law school,
slipped into Lauren’s apartment while she slept and murdered her.
Astonishingly, McDaniel was interviewed by local news reporters - just shortly before
he was arrested and charged with the murder.
As the case unravelled - the FBI scoured the killers computer - and found deleted surveillance
footage of the hours leading up to Lauren Giddings murder.
It makes for chilling viewing - and between the hours of 9 PM and 12.30 PM - several videos
had been recorded.
The killer had lashed a video camera to a 6 ft long wooden stick - and peered into Lauren’s
second-floor apartment as she slept.
While at the University - the killer had developed a severe obsession for Lauren - and tragically
took her life just as it was about to begin.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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