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From: Debbie Oxford Long <>
Subject: [OKGEN-L] [Fwd: Fw:]
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 08:32:50 -0800


Rick Andrews wrote:
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> SGT, 5943 <>; Carl & Johnette
> <>; Bill Frost <>,Debbie Long <>
> Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 10:24 PM
>
> Amazing what this world has come to!
> This will blow you away! Be careful!
> > >
> > > This story came from the "Daily Texan" - The University of
> Texas
> newspaper. Apparently it occurred during Fall Premier -- an UT
> Tradition that
> is a celebration of the end of midterms.
>
> A Good enough reason of not to Party anymore:
> This guy went out last Saturday night to a party. He was having a
> good time, had a couple of beers, and some girl seemed to like him.
> She invited him to go to another party. He quickly agreed, and decided to go
> along with her. She took him to a party in some apartment, and continued to
> drink, and even got involved with some other drugs (unknown which). The
> next thing he knew, he woke up completely naked in a bathtub filled with ice.
> He was still feeling the effects of the drugs, but he looked around to see
> he was alone. He looked down at his chest, which had "CALL 911 OR YOU
> WILL DIE," written on it with lipstick. He saw a phone that was on a stand
> next to the tub, so he picked it up and dialed. He explained to the EM'S
> operator what the situation was, and that he did not know where he was, what he
> took, or why he was really calling. She advised him to get out of the tub. He
> did, and she asked him to look himself over in the mirror. He did, and appeared
> normal, so she told him to check his back. He did, only to find two 9 inch slits
> on his lower back. She told him to get back in the tub immediately, and
> they sent a rescue team over. Apparently, after being examined, he found out
> more of whathad happened. His kidneys were stolen. They were worth 10,000
> dollars each, on the black market (I was unaware this even existed).
> Several guesses are in order: the second party was a sham, the people involved had
> to be at least medical students, and it was not just recreational drugs he
> was given. Regardless, he is currently in the hospital on life support,
> awaiting a spare kidney. The University of Texas in conjunction with Baylor
> University Medical Center is conducting tissue research to match the sophomore student
> with as donor.

> I wish to warn you about a new crime ring that is targeting business
> travelers. This ring is well organized, well founded, has very
> skilled personnel, and is currently in most major cities, and recently very
> active in New Orleans.
>
> The crime begins when a business traveler goes to a lounge for a
> drink at the end of the workday. A person in the bar walks up as
> they sit alone, and often to buy them a drink; the last thing the traveler
> remembers until they wake up in a hotel room bath tub, their body submerged to
> their neck in ice, is sipping that drink. There is a note taped to the wall
> instructing them not to move, and to call 911. A phone is on a small table
> next to the bathtub for them to call. The business traveler calls 911 who have
> become quite familiar with this crime. The business traveler is
> instructed by the 911 operator to very slowly and carefully reach behind them, and feel if there is a tube protruding from their lower back. The business traveler finds the tube, and answers, "YES" the 911 operator tells them to remain
> still, having already sent paramedics to help. The operator knows that both of
> the business traveler's kidneys have been harvested. This is not a scam
> or out of a science fiction novel. It is real. It is documented and
> confirmable. If you travel or someone close to you travels, please be careful.
> Sadly this is very truth. The Firefighters/EMTand in Houston have received alerts regarding this crime ring.

> It is so to be taken very seriously. The daughter of a friend of a fellow firefighter had this happen to her. Skilled doctors are performing these crimes! (Which, by the way have been highly noted in the Las Vegas area). Additionally, the
> military has received alerts regarding this. This story blew me away. I really want as many people to see this as possible,
so................................. PLEASE bounce this to whoever you
can.
> Is this not one of the scariest things you have ever heard of?
> > PLEASE forward this to everyone you know.
>

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