The Strange Ones

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Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over forty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. Contact Us

Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 01, 2015
Category: Scary Criminals | Public Indecency | Children | 1960s

Comments

The real tip off as to the guys "strange"ness was his choice of a Corvair station wagon as the getaway car.

Posted by John on 03/01/15 at 01:57 PM

Notice they don't say anything about the dangers of playing in abandoned buildings with junk all around them.

Posted by Phred22 on 03/01/15 at 04:48 PM

If that happened today, the girl going off with a stranger, the lady at the market would not have done anything. Maybe she'd have been found eventually. On Criminal Minds.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/02/15 at 12:18 AM

Back in the day before the Helicopter Parent and Bubble Wrap Babies had been invented.

Posted by KDP on 03/02/15 at 02:27 PM

True, today the kid would not get to go anywhere alone in the first place.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/02/15 at 09:05 PM

Kudos to the Culver City Police Department: considering the era is is pleasantly surprising to see that the video includes both a female police officer and a black police officer (at 1:57)

Posted by Boyd on 03/04/15 at 08:57 AM

That's just because those 2 officers weren't trusted with any other police work Boyd. 😉 :lol:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 03/04/15 at 10:58 AM

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