In broad daylight, when a naked man broke into her home and was locked up in her basement for more than 17 hours, Denise never imagined that she would have such a thrilling encounter in her life!
I didn't expect that I would actually be saved by a game!
The protagonist who saved his life by the game is Denyse Holt, an 80-year-old man living in Illinois, who lies alone in his home on the night of February 5, just like every ordinary day.
Just then, Holt heard a movement in his sleep and immediately woke up. As soon as the light on the bedside table was turned on, Holt was startled — a naked man, breaking the window of his home, standing by the window with blood all over his body, still holding scissors in his hand, staring at her fiercely!
Just when Holt was frightened and did not know how to react, the man raised the scissors in his hand and threatened Holt to tell him where the toilet was, forcing Holt, who was still wearing pajamas, to bring him a blanket, and then accompany him to bathe, and even soak in the bathtub together!
The man also told her that he did not want to hurt him. In order to save his life, Holt also said that he would cooperate and would not scream or resist.
The man who had broken into Holt's house without permission, after washing himself, dragged Holt, who was still soaking wet, around the house, cutting off every landline in the house.
After confirming that all the telephone lines were broken, the man threw Holt straight into a small room in the basement with no heating, no windows, or even no lights.
It was still cold in February in the United States at this time, and Holt was scared, but he didn't panic.
For the next 17 hours, Holt didn't know if he was going to die in his basement, only a glimmer of hope. In the dark room, do stretching exercises to keep your body warm and conscious as much as possible.
"I don't want to die like this, and I don't want my children to hear about the murder of their mother." But seriously, I really thought I wouldn't survive, there was no medicine, no food or any warm facilities. ”
What she didn't know was that Meredith Holt-Caldwell, the eldest daughter who was far away in Seattle, was indeed aware of something strange!
It is not mother-daughter connection or telepathy, but Holt has recently become obsessed with the word game Worde, which is popular all over the world, and every day, he will get used to giving his daughter a screenshot of the score of the game, which has become a small pleasure between mother and daughter.
In this extremely fast-paced society, a small text message every day becomes a bridge between mother and daughter. On this day, the daughter waited all day without waiting for her mother's game score, and she felt a little worried.
After waiting a few more hours, Meredith still had no news of her mother and decided to call the police. She called the Illinois police and asked them to visit her mother's home for a wellness check.
As a result, as soon as the police arrived at Holt's house, they found the broken windows and blood on the side of the bed, and immediately found something wrong, found Holt in the basement and rescued her.
At this time, the man was still resting on the 2nd floor, completely treating this place as his home. The police confronted the man for 5 hours before arresting him with an electric shock gun.
According to the police, the man is 32-year-old James, suspected of having mental problems, and was first accused of carrying dangerous weapons into the house, serious kidnapping and assaulting police.
Holt, who escaped after the danger, is still in a cold sweat when he thinks about it, "I'm lucky, I never thought I would come out alive." ”