17x01: Hannah Indiana
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I'm in southeastern U.S., and I'm a bit of an avid cyclist. I have been my whole life. It's my preferred method of transportation. I also live in a town that is known for its ever-expanding network of bike paths, which are often used by pedestrians as well. The town has even won some awards for them over the years. I'm also an Iraq veteran. This may explain something that happens later. The summers where I live tend to be quite humid, but otherwise pleasant, so one gorgeous August day off from work, I decided to go for a ride. I didn't have a specific end destination in mind, but I got this idea to ride along the southbound trail that I didn't go through very often. There are enough traffic lights along that section, so it should have been a relatively safe ride.
It also goes along the border of a rather popular city park. I figured there'd be plenty of people there, especially on such a nice day. Turns out, I was only sort of right about that. About 20 minutes or so into my otherwise smooth ride, I came up to a couple of bins in the path not long before the park. A few people were jogging or walking their dogs, and one or two people were walking by themselves, nothing too unusual. The trails are paved and divided into two lanes, just like a regular road, and when you're on a bike, you're supposed to stay on the right-hand lane. Not too far ahead, I noticed a dark-haired guy walking in the wrong lane. It wasn't necessarily illegal to do so, but it could be dangerous.
I noticed that he seemed to have no regard whatsoever for others walking in the proper direction, and almost bumped into a few of them without a thought. I figured he must have been drunk or something. But I also saw that he was wearing what looked like a blue puffy jacket, something you would wear in a way cooler climate, not on a humid day in August. Call it situational awareness, but no one in their right mind wears a fall jacket in the summertime, south of the Mason-Dixon line. I was about 30 or so feet away from this guy when he finally saw me. My stomach dropped as he paused mid-step and his face melted into a downward-facing jokerish smile. Then he opened his jacket, revealing a sweaty gray shirt underneath as he reached inside of it.
He was clearly reaching for something, but I couldn't see what it was. And that's when something clicked in my head. Now, I don't know what some of you might do when faced with something like this, but I got this batshit insane idea. Or at least, it felt insane. Instead of turning around, screaming, or stopping, I pedaled faster. Without a second thought, I just spun the pedals as fast and as hard as I could with the intention of charging at him like some medieval jouster. Dangerous moments like these may only last a few seconds, but I swear I was building up speed and barreling toward this guy for a good minute or two. I don't know why my brain decided that charging him head-on was the thing to do, and maybe it could just as easily have gotten me hurt or killed, but I didn't care.
I was scared, of course, which was something I hadn't felt since I had been over there, so I think that's what ultimately drove me to do something. He saw me speeding up and hunkering down, but he wasn't getting out of the way. Only within a few seconds when I was maybe less than two feet shy of slamming into him was when he finally dove to the left and I continued pedaling. I didn't stop to look back. I didn't even think about it. I just left and kept going. Later, I happened to pass a female jogger or two coming from the opposite direction. I gave them a heads up about this guy, and they promptly turned around. I sought a different route home that day and locked all my doors when I got home.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–7:52
2
What warning signs did the cyclist notice on the bike trail encounter?
7:52–24:12
3
How did the rider respond when the suspicious man revealed something in his jacket?
24:12–33:08
4
What discovery linked the bike-trail encounter to nearby unexplained deaths?
33:08–38:48
5
How did the homeowner handle the man who approached the wrong rural house?
38:48–50:44
6
What evidence did police find after the driveway intruder was detained?
50:44–1:05:51
7
How did the hooded night hiker escalate a couple's peaceful mountain walk?
1:05:51–1:20:46