Solved Murders - True Crime Stories - Creepy Encounters on Farms and Ranches Terrifying Stories of Dangerous Strangers PART3 #48

Episode Date: October 13, 2025

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Horror. Number one, the Michael Story. I had graduated high school almost a year earlier, and to be honest with you, I was completely lost. Some people, the second they get their diploma, they've got a college lined up, maybe a scholarship, or they sign up for the military. Me, I had no drive for any of that. The idea of sitting in another classroom for four more years felt like prison, and the military wasn't even on the table. So instead, I stayed in my boring little hometown. The problem with staying was that my hometown was a black hole. Once you were there too long, it sucked you into the same cycle everyone else had been stuck in for generations. People worked dead-end jobs, got drunk, popped pills, fought with their partners, and repeated

it until they died. That was my parents and their parents before them. And if I didn't change something, it was going to be me too. I started leaning on Xanax and booze just to get through the monotony. Every night was the same, hanging out in a busted recliner, zoning out, sometimes blacking out, waking up late and then doing it all again. I could feel myself slipping into that white trash destiny that seemed written for me, and that scared the hell out of me. So one day I decided I had to leave, not I should leave, but I must leave or I'm done for. That's when I found WWOF, worldwide opportunities in organic farming. It's the site where for a small fee, you get access to all these farms around the world that

let you stay for free if you help them out. They feed you, give you a place to sleep, and in return, you put in work. It sounded like the kind of reset button I desperately need it. The listing that caught my eye was for a hairy Krishna community way down in the deep south. The description made it sound almost idyllic. Spiritual folks, organic farming, communal living. It felt like a weird adventure that might shock me out of the rut I was in. So I packed up my life, what little of it there was, into my old beater car, a 30-year-old Chevy Blazer I'd picked up off Craig's list for 500 bucks. I figured it'd get me down there. Spoiler, it barely did. Within hours of arriving at the community, the thing completely broke down. dead. A mechanic later told me it wasn't even worth fixing. And since the closest town was 20 miles away, I was stranded, like properly stuck. That meant I had no choice but to stay at the Krishna community, surrounded by the weirdest mix of people I'd ever met. About a third of them were first or second

generation Indian immigrants living near the temple for actual religious reasons. They were cool, serious, devoted, kind of quiet. Then there were the old, hippie types, aging boomers who'd clearly spent the 60s doing acid and now wanted to find themselves spiritually while running the little organic farm on the property. They were tolerable. But then there were the hipsters. My God, the hipsters. Smug, self-absorbed, enlightened 20-somethings who talked like they had all the answers to the universe, even though their parents were still wiring them rent money. Every conversation felt like torture. They'd cornered. They'd cornered you to talk about their three-year spiritual journey, or to lecture you on vibrating crystals,

or to brag about the one time they fasted for clarity. They were unbearable. So, I mostly kept to myself, did the chores, stayed out of the drama, counted the days. I craved a normal conversation with someone who wasn't trying to sell me incense or brag about their chakras. Then Michael showed up. I'd already heard whispers about him before. I met him. Everyone in the community had a Michael story. They said he was lazy, that he hid out in his room doing yoga while the rest of them worked, that he was off, that he was insane. When I arrived, apparently he had just left to deal with some impounded car in the city. He rolled in late one evening, and immediately I understood what everyone meant. He came stumbling out of some old vehicle,

ranting about how he was going to get serious this time, really dive into the farming, really embrace Krishna consciousness. It sounded rehearsed, like he'd given the speech before, probably every time he returned from wherever the hell he disappeared to. Michael was in his early 30s, but looked rougher than that. He had these scraggly, unwashed sideburns that curled around his face, and he gave off this weird, balding, Hasidic Jew vibe, even though he wasn't Jewish. He spoke like a stoner cartoon character. Every sentence dragged out, with filler words like, uh, and like, peppered in constantly, as if his brain needed little pit stops just to figure out where it was going.

But here's the thing. As weird as he was, he felt familiar. He reminded me as some of the guys I knew back home, burnouts, drugies, talkers. And since everyone else in the community made me want to claw my ears off when they spoke, Michael felt like a relief. At least I could talk to him. We bonded fast. Both of us were from Texas, so we had shared ground. We swapped stories about the insane conservative teachers we'd had in high school, about football, about the drugs we'd done. For a while, it almost felt like friendship. But then he started dropping the strange stuff. Michael couldn't get his car out of impound,

so he started brainstorming ways to break it out. except his plans weren't just bad ideas, they were unhinged. He talked about firearms, about pipe bombs, about telepathy, like he genuinely thought he could will the car out with his mind. I laughed it off, but it was my first real glimpse at just how far gone he was. He told me one night, straight-faced, that the reason he'd come to the Krishna Temple was to befriend the gurus and learn Reiki meditation. According to him, Rakey wasn't just relaxation, or healing, it was a way to control the minds and bodies of other people. He swore he had once used it to seduce a woman at a party. He believed that with enough practice, he'd have superpowers. That's when it

clicked why everyone called him insane. But I kept humoring him. I figured, whatever, he's weird, but harmless. That illusion broke a few days later. We were eating lunch with one of the gurus, and I started telling Michael about a trip I'd taken to the old Branch Davidian compound. He had no clue what that was, so I explained the whole thing, Waco, David Koresh, the siege by the FBI and ATF that ended with 76 dead, including four agents. Michael's reaction was explosive. He immediately got furious, ranting about how the government was always trying to silence people who preach the truth. He called Koresh a martyr, a hero. I tried to explain that Koresh wasn't some profit, he was a manipulative cult leader who stockpiled weapons and abused people. But Michael wasn't having it. His face turned red, his voice raised,

and he started pacing. He wasn't arguing, he was throwing a tantrum. I got up to leave, figuring it wasn't worth it, but he followed me. For half an hour he ranted and raved, circling me, spitting mad, refusing to let it go. Finally, I, I snapped. Michael, I said, I'm not having this conversation with a lunatic. How can I expect logic from you? You came here to get superpowers. The look in his eyes changed instantly, from rage to pure hatred. He froze, went silent, then lunged. Michael was a big guy, way bigger than me. My heart jumped into my throat. I bolted, hand diving into my pocket, praying I'd grabbed my knife earlier. Back home, you didn't walk around without protection.

Luckily, I had it. I spun, flipped it open, and showed him. He stopped dead. Three seconds passed. Then, without a word, he turned around, walked back and finished his lunch, like nothing had happened. The next day, I pulled the temple president aside and told him what happened. He didn't even seem surprised. Nobody liked Michael, and he wasn't much help anyway. It didn't take much convincing for them to kick him out.

I watched through my cabin window later as someone drove up, handed him suitcases, and drove him off to who knows where. For a while, the whole thing faded from my mind. Until one night, weeks later, when I got a text. Hey, this is Michael. We can get my car out for like $280. Want to go traveling? I never responded. I still don't know how. he got my number. Then, a few nights after that, I was in the temple office using the Wi-Fi when I heard it, banging, loud, heavy banging coming from the barn. It sounded like something huge crashing around inside. At first, I thought it was an animal, but the sheer volume made me doubt it. Back in my cabin, I locked my bedroom door, the only lock I had. My nerves were shot,

but I convinced myself it was just paranoia. Until, I was... woke up in the middle of the night to pee. I opened my door and there he was. Michael, naked, crouched in the corner of my kitchen, facing the wall. I made a noise I didn't even know I was capable of, something straight out of Scooby-Doo. He turned, glared at me, and his whole body shook. I slammed my door, locked it, and grabbed my phone. I knew exactly what he was trying to do. He thought he was using Reiki to pacify me. I called 911. By the time the cops arrived, Michael was gone, probably vanished into the surrounding woods. They couldn't do much. Nobody even knew his last name. The community wasn't happy I'd called the police. Old hippies still acted like they were dodging the

draft and cops were the enemy. But I didn't care. I couldn't stay there anymore, not with Michael lurking out there. I spent three sleepless nights waiting for a friend to come get me, terrified he'd come back. And that's the end.