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An Alabama Kidnapping That’s Stranger Than Fiction (gardenandgun.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/longreads

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Man, this was a rollercoaster. I want some of whatever those guys were high on.

Rousted from his house by an audacious pair of criminals and their kids, a wealthy Birmingham businessman gets taken for the most terrifying—and bewildering—ride of his life

A door slams.

A young man, M., has just entered a bedroom of a $2 million house atop Red Mountain, in Birmingham, Alabama. He stands over the bed where an older man, E., is asleep.

M. (loudly): Sir, hello. Why are you in my house, sir?`

E. (still half asleep): Nahnah… What?

M.: What are you doing here?

E.: You scared me.

M.: What are you doing here, sir? What are you doing here?

E.: Excuse me, what do you mean?

M.: Are you supposed to be here?

E: Yes, I live here. I rent this house.

M.: No sir, I just bought this house off the market. I bought this house and everything in it two months ago.

E.: Uhh… no you didn’t.

M.: Yes sir, I did. I have my whole family here today. I have my whole family here right now. Who are you?

E.: I am Elton Stephens, and I am renting this house.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Poor kids, they clearly knew what was happening was completely deranged.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Of all of the insane entitlement this idiot and his dumb fiance had, just wow, what a story.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

A rich dude with no guns being robbed by two trailer park idiots gives me hope we can eat the rich without bloodshed.