Ep. 135: Target Parking Lot Danger

It's Wednesday evening and you need to grab like two things from the store (and maybe a coffee or a cute candle) and you really don't want to deal with the Walmart crowd, so where do you go? Around here, it's a no brainer: Target. BUT before you head out the door, think twice about the relative safety of that glowing red oasis; or more specifically, of the parking lot. This week, Hannah dives deeeeeeep into her personal inbox for a chain email from 2009 warning of the dangers of Target parking lots and new ploys by criminals to lure unsuspecting victims to harm. Katy gets to read said chain email, plus a bonus email at the end, and the girls talk about real life Target abductions and whether or not this newest "lure" is at all practical.It's not the least bit spooky (sorry), but it will get you thinking and it might just keep you a tiny bit safer (stop balancing your checkbook in your car, GIRLS!) So pour your drink of choice and settle in for this tale of Local Lore!Sources: https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-year-child-abducted-target-parking-lot-packing/story?id=89214508https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/09/06/target-kidnapping-suspect-arrested-charged/https://www.nbc12.com/2022/07/04/man-arrested-connection-attempted-robbery-target-parking-lot/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upxCfY-HAw4https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kelsey_Smithhttps://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2020/07/10/police-with-no-witness-cooperation-close-case-in-target-parking-lot-lsquokidnappingrsquo/112703442/https://www.dtnext.in/city/2020/01/06/allwoman-gang-uses-elderly-as-bait-to-kidnap-rob-womanhttps://www.snopes.com/fact-check/targeted-for-crime/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Puentehttps://www.sfgate.com/local/article/california-serial-killer-dorothea-puente-17318261.phphttps://thewickedtruth.medium.com/abducted-from-a-target-parking-lot-murdered-now-she-saves-lives-6baa1117adb3Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast?Click here for merch!