Like many gamers, Ms. Denyse Holt, 80, has developed a habit of playing the popular word game Wordle every day. Usually, she would insist on sharing messages with her daughter every day. Last weekend, her home was invaded by an unusually mentally ill, naked man. However, because it was detected that it was not on the line the next day, his daughter quickly called the police. Eventually, after 17 hours of kidnapping and torture, Ms. Denyse Holt was successfully rescued.
Screenshot of the game (via App Store)
WBBM-TV reported that after Falling asleep at her Home in Chicago on Saturday night, Ms. Denyse Holt was confronted by a naked man who had broken in through the front window and was covered in blood, scaring her into hiding in bed with a pair of scissors.
Later confirmed by the police, the man's name was James Davis, and at the time of the incident, he claimed that he was only trying to survive and would not hurt or harass the person.
He then ordered him to take a shower with the victim, and after coming out of the tub, Ms. Holt was locked up in a small bathroom in the basement.
The next day, her daughter, Meredith Holt-Caldwell, who lives in Seattle, noticed that her mother was not sharing her game scores and reading her text messages as usual, so she alerted herself quickly.
CBS journalist Steven Graves shared a video on social media showing that a SWAT team rushed to the scene and eventually shot through the door with an electric shock gun and subdued the suspect.
James Davis, who was accused of mental illness, was arrested just before 3 a.m. and charged with using dangerous weapons to invade other people's homes, serious kidnappings, and serious assaults on a sheriff.
Man holds 80 year-old suburban woman hostage for 12+ hours（via）
In the end, although Lincolnwood police did not immediately respond to requests for comment from foreign media, at least Denyse Holt was quite lucky.
As for wordle, which silently played a key role in the rescue process, players will be asked six questions each round, and the answers are all five letters.
Last month, The New York Times just pocketed Wordle for millions of dollars.