17 People Share What It Was Like To Meet A Murderer And What They Were Like

Meeting someone who later turns out to be a murderer is the kind of story that sticks with you. At the time, they can seem ordinary, even friendly, which makes the truth feel even more unsettling later on.

These stories pull together people who crossed paths with killers before, during, or after their crimes, and what they remember is often the same thing: nothing about the person seemed obviously monstrous. That disconnect is what makes these encounters so hard to shake.

Here are the stories people shared, and the details are chilling.

1. This could have been a heartwarming story if only it weren't for the murder

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2. Thankfully, they didn't meet her and get on her bad side when she was at the peak of her murdering days

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3. He was just chillin' and vibin' like he didn't just murder his own parents in cold blood

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4. Why is it always the bad guy that survives in the end? On the other hand, though, this guy got to live the rest of his life mutilated and in pain, so maybe that's his punishment.

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5. Some people deserve to go straight to the deepest bowels of hell

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6. Sometimes, you can never really know people until it's just too late

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7. Their best disguises are just their plain old normal selves

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This also feels like the 81 visual anomalies that make your logic break down.

8. The granddad must have been some kind of saint for giving that person a second chance like that

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9. You might pass them on the streets, and you'll just never know

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10. They're not automatically born as killers. Sometimes, they just fall in with the wrong crowd.

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11. Honestly, there are no words for this situation, but only gratitude that you weren't the one at the end of the murder weapon

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12. It was a narrow escape for this family

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13. This guy would have had a perfectly normal life if not for the murder

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14. Some people who've killed can still be decent people if not for their actions

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15. The signs were there, but it's not always easy to assume so

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16. Sometimes, it's the most common-looking ones you have to watch out for

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17. She met Charles Manson's angel of death

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As proven by these stories, people who've taken the lives of others can be as normal and decent as can be. In fact, they can even be the people you'd want to be friends with or the people you'd want to be like.

That's what makes each of these chance encounters more chilling. These people could have been the targets, and they wouldn't have ever seen it coming.

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