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Three charged with murder after body of good Samaritan who left his home to help a stranded motorist was found beside burning car
New York Post ^ | 01/04/2025

Posted on 01/04/2025 9:44:16 PM PST by BenLurkin

Clifford was last seen alive as he was leaving his home in Benson, Arizona, just outside of Tucson, when he left to help a stranger who had knocked on his door seeking help for car trouble, his family said.

The episode began when the family saw a man flashing a light through their windows, then beg for help

She urged her spouse to let someone else help out but Clifford refused, telling her, ” ‘No nobody is coming to help them, I need to help them’ and went out the door.”

The 53-year-old’s remains were later found next to a still-smoldering car. His exact cause of death is still unclear.

“I feel so empty. We planned to grow old together, live into our 90s, and die of old age,” she told the station

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: 202412; 20241224; arizona; arson; benson; christmaseve; elmersmith; goodsamaritan; jackupchurch; murder; robbery; strandedmotoristruse; theft; trailertrash; wendyscott
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To: metmom

Correct.


21 posted on 01/05/2025 1:13:15 AM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Greg123456

Look more like 3 homeless meth heads.


22 posted on 01/05/2025 1:45:32 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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To: Pelham

a good man is hard to find because no good deed goes unpunished. Daniel Penney on one end and this guy on the other forces deeper thought before any action. don’t forget to thank your local democrats.


23 posted on 01/05/2025 1:50:05 AM PST by Qwapisking (Q: know the difference between a petulant 6 y.o. and a liberal? A:age. L.Star )
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To: Pelham
This has an eerie resemblance to Flannery O’Connor’s short story ‘A Good Man is Hard to Find’.

That is the most shocking and most intense short story I’ve ever read. I read it many many years ago and I’ve never forgotten it.

24 posted on 01/05/2025 2:40:01 AM PST by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: metmom

Agreed.


25 posted on 01/05/2025 2:47:15 AM PST by TheDon (Resist the usurpers! Remember the J6 political prisoners!)
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To: doorgunner69

or human sacrifice
Cochise County has a few witches


26 posted on 01/05/2025 3:21:18 AM PST by SisterK (it's controlled demolition)
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To: BenLurkin

Pure evil. They played on his kindness to draw him out so they could kill him and steal the truck.


27 posted on 01/05/2025 3:48:06 AM PST by Tired of Taxes
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To: ConservativeMind

Some people need to die early.

...and painfully.


28 posted on 01/05/2025 3:51:33 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BenLurkin

Just why?


29 posted on 01/05/2025 4:06:36 AM PST by Sequoyah101 (Donald John Trump. First man to be Elected to the Presidency THREE times since FDR.)
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To: doorgunner69

Meth would be good reason. Meth heads are wacked in the cranium.


30 posted on 01/05/2025 4:09:48 AM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: BenLurkin

He made it into Heaven misses! No more suffering growing old with you. Yea, sucks you have to do so alone, but be so very happy for him, he did good!


31 posted on 01/05/2025 5:37:47 AM PST by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: mad_as_he$$

We live currently in “New America”. Don’t open the door. Call the sheriff. Lock and load. Trust is in short supply.


32 posted on 01/05/2025 5:38:57 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: BenLurkin
There is no way I'd get involved with a flashlight-wielding stranger at the front door. Give me your car description, plate number, and I'll call 911 for you.

That would be it for me.

33 posted on 01/05/2025 5:53:36 AM PST by Lizavetta
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To: BenLurkin

This is no longer 1960s America and those who don’t adapt often pay the price.

My simple rules: No answer to unexpected door knocks, no answer to unexpected phone calls.


34 posted on 01/05/2025 6:17:27 AM PST by BobL
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To: BenLurkin

With AAA, vehicle warrantee road side services, cell phones, etc., responsible people rarely need help. These types of savages are far too common to risk stopping for someone.


35 posted on 01/05/2025 6:20:22 AM PST by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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To: Flycatcher
That is the most shocking and most intense short story I’ve ever read. I read it many many years ago and I’ve never forgotten it.

"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson ... same effect.

36 posted on 01/05/2025 9:02:09 AM PST by Lizavetta
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To: BenLurkin

Oldest scam in the book. Best thing to do is offer to call the police


37 posted on 01/05/2025 9:04:49 AM PST by AppyPappy (If Hitler were alive today and criticized Trump, would he still be Hitler?)
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