The California man who hid for 6 months in a secret room inside Circuit City

I once had a teaching job around 100 miles away from where I lived. I taught two days in a row so it made sense to stay overnight. Rather than rent a room I hid out overnight in an windowless store room. Personal hygiene was the first victim, but as I was teaching a smelly subject (painting) no one seemed to notice.

&gt; As Allen approached the dark spot, he saw a makeshift door, painted to blend in with the wall. Inside, he discovered the lair.<p>This story reminds me of the movie &quot;Inside Man&quot; [1], where a bank robber hides with the loot behind a fake wall in the bank, until the police investigation is done, and he can just walk out.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.imdb.com&#x2F;title&#x2F;tt0454848&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.imdb.com&#x2F;title&#x2F;tt0454848&#x2F;</a>

It would be super interesting if this man&#x27;s psychoanalysis&#x27; notes are ever published. Did he ever think that he would be re-integrated back to society? Was he planning to steal someone&#x27;s identity? Was he planning to live like this forever? Was he planning to build &quot;a cabin in the woods&quot; (Walden) and move there at a later age? What was his plan for when he reached the age of 60-70? A robbery of $100k isn&#x27;t &#x27;enough&#x27;. Was he plan to keep robbing once-per-year?<p>I think the &#x27;I lost focus&#x27; is very accurate and describes a lot on his life. At least he didn&#x27;t kill anyone. I hope he finds the peace he needs.

&gt; After rounding up the employees, he would direct them to grab their jackets before herding them into the walk-in freezer. Once they were locked inside, he raided the store, then called police to alert them to the frigid workers.<p>Aren&#x27;t freezers designed to be very easy to get out of from the inside? Is there something I&#x27;m missing about confining people in a freezer? Maybe it blocks cell reception or he&#x27;s blocking the doors

No he didn&#x27;t. He squatted in an abandoned store, went about town, joined a church, and had a (seemingly) pretty serious relationship. Headline makes it sound like he&#x27;s Ceiling Cat, but with more stealth ninja.

By the headline, I was surprised Circuit City was still business, but then saw that this actually occurred in 2004.

&gt; Manchester was sentenced to a staggering 45 years in prison for robbing the two McDonald’s, primarily due to kidnapping charges for each employee.<p>If judges interpret the law so strictly, why don&#x27;t we replace them by computers?

&gt; ... “The guy that every girl would want.”<p>&gt; They were soon dating, sharing dinners at Red Lobster<p>I&#x27;m not entirely convinced that dinners at Red Lobster are what &quot;every girl wants&quot;.