Deadly Plans

In a chilling tale of obsession and delusion, a reverend named John Carmichael, convinced that a local drunk named Gideon Browning possessed supernatural powers of mind control, believed he was being hypnotized during a fateful ride together. What began as a series of strange coincidences—Gideon appearing everywhere—escalated into a nightmarish journey where Carmichael, in a state of paranoid delusion, followed Gideon’s commands, bought him a hatchet, and ultimately murdered him in his own church. After dismembering and burning Gideon’s body, Carmichael donned his clothes and fled 500 miles away, assuming a new identity as 'John Elder' to hide. He was found dead in a boarding house outhouse, having slit his own throat, leaving behind a bloodstained confession that revealed his belief in Gideon’s hypnotic powers. The story, rooted in real events, exposes how unchecked mental illness and societal neglect can lead to unimaginable violence. Meanwhile, in a separate but equally disturbing story, David File, the last tenant in a condemned English apartment complex, rigged a chainsaw to his neck in a final protest against eviction—only to die by his own hand, ensuring his death became a headline but not a change in policy.