Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi Kathy:
This is another "urban legend". Go to
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/mbody/htm and you can see a lot of
these things that are on here.
Sue
>
> Kaye..
> There was a show on this 48 hours I believe ( actually can't remember
> which show ) and also this is the email I received concerning this....I
> received this in Feb....
>
> >This is a true, scary story!!! Read and and pass it along if you know
> >anyone
> >who this could affect.
> >
> >
> >THIS IS NOT A JOKE:
> >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 and invited
> >him to go to another party. He quickly agreed. She took him to a party
> >in some apartment and they 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 looked around to see he was alone. He looked down
> >at
> >his chest, which had "CALL 911 OR YOU WILL DIE" written on it in lipstick.
> >He
> >saw a phone was on a stand next to the tub, so he picked it up and dialed.
> >He
> >explained to the EMS operator what the situation was and that he didn't
> >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 what had happened. His kidneys were
> >stolen. They are 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 as 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 a donor. I
> >wish
> >to warn you about a new crime ring that is targeting business travelers.
> >This
> >ring is well organized, well funded, 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 work day. A person in the bar walks up as they sit alone and offers
> >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 true. My husband is a Houston Firefighter/EMT
> >and they have received alerts regarding this crime ring. It is to be
> >taken very seriously. The daughter of a friend of a fellow firefighter
> >had this happen to her. skilled doctor's 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.
> >Michele Shafer - DML/Lab Administration
> >Medical Manager Research & Development
> >15151 N.W. 99th Street
> >Alachua, Florida 32615
> >Tel. (904) 462-2148
> >Fax (904) 462-1505
> >Is this not one of the scariest things you have ever heard of?
> >PLEASE forward this to everyone you know
> >
>
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