It was a painful, elaborate and altogether a stupid plan that a woman and her lover concocted – it was only a matter of time before they were caught. The murderous plotters from Nagarkurnool were caught; but then this is hardly the first time that murderers and other criminals were caught because of some really stupid slip-ups. Here is what happened with Rajesh, Swati and Sudhakar Reddy, as well as other instances of crimes that were caught for silly reasons:
Swati and Sudhakar were married but she loved Rajesh. So she plotted with her paramour to kill her husband. Then bizarrely, she smeared acid on the face of Rajesh so he could pass off as her husband (are we to assume looks were not an issue then?) Perhaps, they were inspired by the Telugu film Evadu or maybe, it was Faceoff that was the inspiration.
So when Rajesh was in the hospital recovering from the, in-a-sense self-inflicted ‘acid attack’, Sudhakar’s family smelt something fishy – or something that smelt like mutton soup at any rate. Sudhakar loved mutton soup; but when Rajesh was offered this to promote quick healing, he refused on grounds of being vegetarian! The family of the murdered man was already suspicious – since Rajesh was unfamiliar with even basic family matters – his refusal of mutton soup was clinching evidence!
Either David Berkowitz was really confident, was looking to get caught or he was just plain stupid. Also known as Son of Sam, this killer used his own car for his crimes, did not bother to use fake number plates and proceeded to park in a no-parking zone – it was this, not the instances where he killed six and wounded seven people that got him caught!
Anthony Garcia committed murder and avoided getting caught for years. But then he was stupid enough to have the whole murder scene – wait for it – tattooed on his chest! Seven years later, he was caught thanks to the rather detailed tattoo on his own chest!
When you commit bank robbery, you'd be wise to keep quiet about it, right? Not Hannah Sabata though. This 19-year-old not only stole $ 6,000 + at gunpoint, she then made a video boasting about her robbery and modus operandi using a gun, pillow and note – saying that was the ‘best day of my life’. Also perhaps the stupidest day of her life?
They wanted to check their Facebook, so a couple of guys in Calima, Colombia, logged into their accounts at an internet café. They then proceeded to rob the internet café at gunpoint and made a clean getaway. Almost. They forgot to logout; leaving a clear trail for the police to find and arrest them!
Justin Stansfield was a heroin addict looking to finance his next fix. He broke into a garage and decided to enjoy some beer and ice lollies at the scene. He also left his dentures behind – it was these that told the tale of a crime!
Graham Price was the branch manager of a Halifax bank. He decided to steal 10 million and strangely decided to leave a thank you note; more accurately (and also very honestly) an IOU (I owe you) for 7 million in the safe! So polite!
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