Mike Boudet

On the evening of November 9th, 2021, Tina Lohman left work and began driving home. But she didn't get very far before she decided to pull over.

The sun was going down and it had started to rain. Tina expected that the headlights on her car would turn on automatically, as that's what had always happened before. But for some reason on this evening, Tina's headlights didn't turn on and she didn't know how to fix them.

The sun was going down and it had started to rain. Tina expected that the headlights on her car would turn on automatically, as that's what had always happened before. But for some reason on this evening, Tina's headlights didn't turn on and she didn't know how to fix them.

Yes.

Yes.

Tina was alone at dusk and parked on the side of a fairly isolated road. She was worried and maybe a little scared, but she assumed everything would eventually be okay. She knew that her husband would inevitably be driving down the same road that she was parked on.

Tina was alone at dusk and parked on the side of a fairly isolated road. She was worried and maybe a little scared, but she assumed everything would eventually be okay. She knew that her husband would inevitably be driving down the same road that she was parked on.

Tina fiddled with the knobs on her steering wheel, hoping that some switch or lever would ignite her headlights, but nothing did. At the same time, Tina kept checking her rear view mirrors, hoping that the next car she saw would be her husband's car. But that never happened.

Tina fiddled with the knobs on her steering wheel, hoping that some switch or lever would ignite her headlights, but nothing did. At the same time, Tina kept checking her rear view mirrors, hoping that the next car she saw would be her husband's car. But that never happened.

A truck drove up and parked behind Tina. A man stepped out of that truck and approached Tina's driver's side window.

A truck drove up and parked behind Tina. A man stepped out of that truck and approached Tina's driver's side window.

The man offered to help Tina fix her headlights. He told her that first he needed to retrieve a flashlight from his truck. As he did this, Tina looked in her rearview mirror and she noticed something. Another person was sitting in the passenger seat of the man's truck.

The man offered to help Tina fix her headlights. He told her that first he needed to retrieve a flashlight from his truck. As he did this, Tina looked in her rearview mirror and she noticed something. Another person was sitting in the passenger seat of the man's truck.

Tina sat in her car and waited for the man to return with his flashlight. She was hopeful that the man would resolve her headlight situation and Tina would soon be back on the road. Of course, Tina did consider the possibility that the man who stopped to help her could be dangerous. But she quickly put that thought out of her mind. That possibility wasn't likely at all.

Tina sat in her car and waited for the man to return with his flashlight. She was hopeful that the man would resolve her headlight situation and Tina would soon be back on the road. Of course, Tina did consider the possibility that the man who stopped to help her could be dangerous. But she quickly put that thought out of her mind. That possibility wasn't likely at all.

This mindset that Quincy, Illinois is a safe and friendly place is not uncommon. Many of its residents feel that way about their city.

This mindset that Quincy, Illinois is a safe and friendly place is not uncommon. Many of its residents feel that way about their city.

Tina just wanted to go home and take a nap. So she waited for the man to return to her car with a flashlight. As a testament to the kind of person Tina was, she was already thinking about how she was going to thank this man for stopping to help her resolve her car trouble. While waiting in her car, Tina reached for her purse.

Tina just wanted to go home and take a nap. So she waited for the man to return to her car with a flashlight. As a testament to the kind of person Tina was, she was already thinking about how she was going to thank this man for stopping to help her resolve her car trouble. While waiting in her car, Tina reached for her purse.

After pulling $20 from her wallet, Tina looked in the rearview mirror again and eventually saw the man walking back toward her car. Whether he had a flashlight or not, we don't know. But what we do know is that this man had no intention of helping Tina.