My friends call me “PI” Maggie because I am always hyper-vigilant of random things that my friends usually don’t notice. I grew up with a mom who was from New York and her my grandmother being a life long New Yorkers. I was taught to keep my purse attached to me, to never leave my purse alone in a shopping cart, and if I do put it in a shopping cart to attach it to “baby strap”. So I feel like this subconsciously made me be alert at all times. I have high anxiety but for some reasoning listening to true crime or watching true crime doesn’t make my anxiety worse it helps me because I feel like I learn what not to do, or like what you guys have taught what to do (if I go missing folder). I had a time when I was 25 where I was a little more free with my actions (give the middle finger to people on the road). BUT after this particular day I now never give someone “the finger” while driving. I’m from the south so flipping the bird is very natural to me unfortunately. Well someone riding my behind as I was signaling to turn into my neighborhood. Thinking they would back off when I turned my blinker on but it’s like it made him more mad. As he speeds past me while I’m still turning I just “politely” put my middle finger right at the bottom of my window. Well this man decides to put his car in reverse on a main road and turn into my neighborhood. He then begins to get on my behind again while I’m literally in my neighborhood. While I only live a few houses in so that’s no way in HECK I’m turning into my driveway because nobody was home. I took the next right which I knew was just a dead end culd de sac. So as he noticed there was no where to follow me to because I just started driving in CIRCLES in the dead end. He then reverses again and pulls out to the road we drove in on aka my road I live on and parks his car and watches me do circles. I call 911 and start going behind him. I took a picture of license plate. Well he sees I’m following him and he clearly doesn’t know where to go so he drives to the exit of my neighborhood. I went right behind him giving the police his description and what was going on. The man then proceeds to put his car in park, get out of his car and come up to my driver window and back window which I had my dog in the backseat(Buster - who is now unfortunately passed but I believe to this day he saved me). Buster was not mean and not aggressive but this man was yelling at me asking me why I was following him basically gaslighting me to try and scare me and make me feel like I did something wrong. Buster was in a seat belt but he attempted to LUNGE out of the window at this man. I start screaming at the top of my lungs why are you following a young girl home, what is your problem. He started just screaming curse words and backed away as Buster was now yelling back at him. Once I told The man I’m on the phone with the police he got in his car and drove away. Well police came to my house an hour later…. To get more details etc. I said I know you can’t do anything now but I was calling because in my gut something didn’t feel right. They agreed that the dog definitely help scare him off and to call if i see him again. So now 5 years later i am PARANOID about someone following me but i stay vigilant because you never know someone’s intentions especially if they’re mad. Mind you this was very suburban area and in the middle of the day but I wasn’t about to find out what his intentions were. But this show makes me think of that moment often. I started listening end of 2024. And now started from the beginning so thank you guys for working so hard all these years and sharing stories. You rule.
