Greed leads many people to commit absurd crimes. Some of them think
small, like the man that swallowed a ring. Some of them think big, like
the one that even sold the Statue of Liberty! Here’s a list of some most
bizarre crimes for money.
10 Bizarre Crimes That Shocked The World
10.
The fake doctor and the homemade implant Johnson, from Miami, was
unhappy about her appearance. So she decided to have surgery to get a
bigger bottom.
She was one of the victims of Oneal Ron Morris, a fake doctor who charged only $700 for the procedure.
Not
long later, Nathalie started suffering the severe consequences. She
developed pain throughout her body. After heading to the hospital, where
she found out that the injection contained a mixture of cement, mineral
oil, tyre inflator and sealant.
Morris was eventually arrested in March 2011. And has been charged with practicing medicine without a license.
9. In a box with snakes
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Bizarre Crimes for Money Murdering a spouse for the insurance is a
known strategy. And usually, the widow is the first suspect. Yet,
Raymond “Rattlesnake”, also known as Robert S. James was able to do it
more than once!
He was a barber in Los Angeles during the 30s.
And during that time, he was married to Mary Busch. Due to an unwanted
pregnancy, they decided to have an abortion. Robert persuaded a friend
to pose as a doctor, and both told the woman to stick her feet in a box
with two rattlesnakes. Saying it was an abortion method, and that it
wouldn’t cause any pain, they convinced Mary. But she didn’t die. So
Robert drowned her in the bath, then dragged the woman to a lily pond,
with her face down the water, to be discovered the next day.
The
two man split the $14,000 from the insurance. Police thought Mary’s
death was an accident, until Robert got arrested for a different crime.
Then they discovered he committed similar crimes, and the two other
victims were his first wife and his nephew. He was executed by hanging,
and it took him over 10 minutes to die.
8. Such a stud!
Shergar
the champion horse During the 80s, the Irish Shergar became a
celebrity. Of course, he was a stud… Really, he was literally a horse. A
race horse. But he won so many contests, and made $600,000 in 5 years.
But
in 1983, Shergar was kidnaped. Although it was offered millions for the
super horse, there was no deal, and he was never to be seen again.
Its believed that IRA was involved, and the goal of the crime was to get money for armed battle.
7. Can I bring the family?
Theft
of the Crown JewelsAn Irish, Thomas Blood, had already been a colonel
by the time he started his crime life. He decided to steal the Crown
Jewels, which were kept in the Tower of London. The Keeper of the Jewels
was Talbot Edwards who lived with his family on the floor above the
basement.
One day, Blood disguised as a ‘parson’ went to see the
Crown Jewels and started to be friends with Edwards. Blood convinced the
old man to let his family visit to see the Crown Jewels. Needless to
say, the “family” were actually accomplices. After being knocked with a
mallet and stabbed with a sword, Edwards was unconscious, while Blood
and his “family” took all they could.
It didn’t last long. They got caught and then exiled in Ireland. Pretty lucky, no?
6. Brazil Chainsaw Massacre
10
Bizarre Crimes for Money Former colonel of Acre State Military Police
and Brazilian politician, Hidebrando Pascoal, was convicted in 2006 for
drug trafficking, leading a death squad, kidnapping, torture, attempt of
murder and electoral corruption.
However, during the
investigation, most of the witnesses were assassinated, including a
former accomplice of Hildebrando; he was found dismembered with his eyes
torn out. Another witness was kidnapped with his two sons, tortured,
and then killed. Others were killed and then dissolved in acid.
His sentence was to serve 18.5 years, but with cases still pending, he could face more than 100 years.
5. Statue of Liberty for sale
Statue
of Liberty for saleGeorge C. Parker was great at selling things. So
good that he even sold things he didn’t have! He sold landmarks of his
country to native buyers during the 20s. One of his “products” was The
Brooklyn Bridge, that was sold many times by him.
Parker even
sold the Statue of Liberty, the Madison Square Garden, and Metropolitan
Museum of Art (with the works of art included). However, his scam wasn’t
perfect. He got arrested 3 times for fraud, and the last one got a life
time sentence.
Parker spent his last years in prison, telling everyone his stories from his time as con man. At least those were true.
4. Elderly robs a bank in a wheelchair
Bank
robber who wanted prison medical care pleads guiltyPeter Barry
Lawrence, a 71 year old man from California robbed a bank in 2008 and
made his getaway in a wheelchair! He took only $2,000 to prison for the
medical care.
The elderly faces up to 35 years to life in state
prison. He also admitted he has two prior convictions for bank robberies
in the late 1990s. He didn’t use a wheelchair in those.
3. Robbed by blondes
Robbed by Gang of Braless ThievesIn 2008, a man from Florida clains he was robbed by half Unclad women.
Olmer
Morales said he was riding his bicycle, when he was stopped by five
blondes, in overalls, with no shirt or bra. The gang took $100 from his
pockets.
No arrests have been made, since the police couldn’t
find anyone matching Morales’ descriptions. Hard to say if he was lucky
or not!
2. Santa Claus robbed a bank
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Santa
Claus robbed a bankIt was in 1927 in Texas, around noon. The customers
and employees from First National Bank got an unusual visit: Santa
Claus!
He brought three friends, that were not elves or
reindeers. They were actually grown men. Two of there were ex-cons… Yes,
it was a robbery.
The “Santa” was actually Marshall Ratliff, and since he was well known there, he decided to commit the crime in disguise.
The
problem is: his Santa costume attracted a lot of kids, that followed
him and his accomplices all the way to the bank. At the bank, he did not
respond to the greetings directed at Santa, and the other three drew
their guns. While the others covered the customers and employees,
Ratliff grabbed money from the tellers and forced one to open the vault.
The
police was warned, but they escaped. Eventually the gang got caught,
and in 1928 Ratliff got convicted. He was recognized by a witness, 10
year old Emma May Robinson. At least for him, Emma wasn’t a good kid
that year. No presents for her.
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Stolen
Diamond Engagement RingIn 2006, before proposing to his girlfriend,
Simon Hopper went to a fancy jewelry store in Dorchester, and asked to
see a $3,500 diamond ring. Sadly, the price didn’t fit his budget. So
decided he needed to find his own way to get the ring.
Hopper
asked to see more rings, so when the jeweler Fred Burgess turned his
back, them groom swallowed the and was promptly arrested by police for
the attempted theft.
Hopper had been looking at rings with
jeweler Fred Burgess, when he allegedly swallowed the ring while the
other man’s back was turned. When Burgess asked where the ring was,
Hopper said he had already returned it to him.
Suspicious, Burgess called the police, that used a metal detector to find the ring. He got arrested, and spend 12 weeks in jail.
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