If I remember correctly Jane, you were in CA at the time, yes or no?
Now I'm going to make the same mistake I think you've made as well as others. CA and NY are the hell holes of moral decay, and it is no wonder you had the experience you had if it was CA where it happened.
Another "thumb travel"...
Does anyone remember the serial killer who lived in Kansas City and was caught only when one of his intended victims jumped from a second story window of the house he was being kept at. Care to take a wild guess who his victims were? (Hint: it begins with an "h")
I was hitching from Topeka to K.C. in the winter of the same year that the guy was caught. I got very few rides. One was by a psychiatrist who picked me up. He said he had to make a stop at his home, and then could take me on as far as he was going into K.C. I declined the offer.
About a half hour or later he picked me up again and took me as far as he was going.
I walked a long, long way in K.C. before I got a ride. The guy who picked me up had a white van, white hair, was about 30 or so. For some reason I think of albino when I try to envision him from memory, but doubt his eyes were red. It was he who told me the story about the guy who had been recently caught. It was also he who told me it wasn't safe to hitch in K.C. Until he related the story, I hadn't heard it.
Many times, the crazy people aren't just walking!!
I think big cities are where the paranoia with hitchhikers is most likely to persist. Unfortunately, one or two stories makes everyone just seeking a ride a killer.
And yes, Jane, I remember your story from the past, and yes, there is that side of the coin, too.
Mike |
