Oh. Right.
Posted on 08/25/2005 7:44:40 AM PDT by sonserae
The search is on in southern California for a Grammy-nominated music producer who mysteriously vanished after phoning a friend to say he was being chased by people with dogs.
Christian Irwin, 48, of the Topanga area of Los Angeles, was last heard from Sunday morning when he phoned a friend at 3:45 a.m. to say he was pursued through a ravine. Police said he had lost his glasses and shoes in a nearby creek.
"He really felt like he was running for his life," John Riolo, Irwin's brother-in-law, told KNBC-TV. "And, if he felt like he was running for his life, he probably was."
Family members say Irwin, who has produced recordings for Carly Simon, David Bowie, Queen Latifah, De La Sol and Vanessa Williams, was recently caught up in a well-known Nigerian Internet scam.
"He did receive a check in the mail last week for $50,000," Sharon Riolo, Irwin's sister, told the station. "That frightened him. All of the sudden it became a little bit scary."
According to the hoaxbusting site Snopes.com, the electronic scam involves "a wealthy foreigner who needs help moving millions of dollars from his homeland promises a hefty percentage of this fortune as a reward for assisting him."
A friend of Irwin tells WorldNetDaily: "His family and friends are plastering Topanga with posters, and canvassing the neighborhood for clues. We're all losing sleep, wondering if he's broken a leg somewhere, or if he's been abducted. This is beyond weird."
Irwin is 6-foot-2, 190 pounds, with graying brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue-and-red shirt, blue jeans and no shoes.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau, Missing Persons Detail at (323) 890-5500
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Anybody remember the case of that young couple, who took some drug (PCP?) and were out in the cold and snow, they got paranoid and delusional, claimed that there were people outside trying to get them, so they ran out in the cold and froze to death... maybe drugs had something to do with this..
I vote the guy is a fruitbat.
If there was nothing bizarre about the man I wouldn't believe he was an LA music producer.
Oh. Right.
Didn't Phil Spectre get murdered in Topanga Canyon ( or Laurel Canyon?) - Los Angeles hideaways often turn into Manson Land.
Am i reading this correctly?He received a ck for $50K?What end of the con was this guy on?
If I recall, this is the "Walking In Memphis" singer.
911 might have been a better option.
Hm. Sounds like someone who just wants to be "missing". I'll be SHOCKED, utterly SHOCKED to find out there's a financial mess he's trying to get out of...
No. That's the Cohen dude. Not this guy.
"Phoned a friend at 3:45am"Good point.That is odd.Calling 911 would have been a better idea.Kinda fishy.Maybe he was abducted by aliens?
AFAIK, the idea is he cashes the cheque, they say "We sent you too much, send back $5000", and then the original cheque bounces.
No, he's on trial for murder! He's very much alive at this point.
Phil Spector is alive and on trial for murdering an acquaintance.
Last I heard, Phil Spector was under indictment for murdering Lana Clarkson.
Come on, the man is a well respected Hollywood record producer. Drugs? No way.
/sarc
When being chased by people with dogs through a ravine ALWAYS CALL YOUR FRIEND!!!
Don't bother with the police. I mean it's not like they have guns or are trained or are on patrol.
I think this producer is trying to work some scam of his own.
Not kidding. He's probably got manic depressive problems.
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