February 22, 2008
Suspected Craigslist Serial Rapist in Maryland
Considering online dating? The stigma of online personal ads has certainly waned in recent years, and giving it a shot has worked out really well for many D.C. area residents we know. But a story from NBC4 makes the whole concept sound a lot more harrowing than just being worried someone's picture might make them look 20 pounds lighter than they actually are.
Police in Maryland are looking for a man who meets women through Craigslist personal ads and then rapes them. The suspect has already lured multiple victims through the web site to meet him in buildings in Temple Hills and Suitland. His most recent attack was on a College Park woman who met him in Suitland. When she arrived for their date, the suspect sexually assaulted her at gunpoint.
This is scary stuff, and we'd advise all of our readers to use common sense when online dating: meet in crowded, public places.
And not to make light of there being a possible serial rapist on the loose in the Maryland suburbs, but wow, check out the ad that accompanies this story on NBC4's web site. Too afraid to try Craigslist? Try eHarmony! Yikes.
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well, there's the problem with ads that are connected to key words in stories, whether the connection is positive or negative...
Very odd, that ad didn't show up for me this morning paging through the news, nor does it show now, but man, what a fsckup...
sure hope someone has a taser waiting for that guy the next time he tries this.
sure hope someone has a taser waiting for that guy the next time he tries this.
what i want to know (& maybe i need to actually read the article to find out?) is what type of ads on cl he was meeting girls through. because - newsflash - casual encounters does not safe sex make. under any circumstances. not that you hsould expect to be raped at gunpoint when you meet a guy from the internet, but it's something you should go into with a little caution.
Better yet, meet in a crowded place with a friend near by to watch your back/give you an objective opinion.