Great advice amadashellmom: Thank you for posting this great piece of information. We are praying for the Smith family and friends. We could add the following if I may:
Hold your keys like you would a knife, while you are walking to the car.
Use those keys as a weapon to the eyes, throat, jugular vein, theit sides, or head.
The eyes, throat and jugular vein are the best spots to aim at. I carry my keys to be used as a weapon from my car to the store, and when I leave the store to the car.
Throw your keys if you don’t use them as a weapon. The attacker will look to see where you threw the keys.
This gives you time to run, and hopefully you got a good look at him to descrine to law enforcement.
He wants you and the car. Keep car doors locked at all times. Don’t stop for anyone!
Thanks for your additional safety tips. If we can just get our daughters to pay attention to their surroundings at all times we would gain an important advantage over these evil predators. Unfortunately, they know that most teenage girls, especially those who are alone, are (naturally) preoccupied or distracted, usually by their cell phones. Although our daughters may not believe something as horrible as abduction and death could happen to them, it is time they wake up and understand that our world is filled with extremely tormented individuals who have no other purpose in life than to cause terrible pain and even death to the innocent.