Iowa Woman was Found Inside the Walls of a Business After Officers Heard 'Whispering in the Wall'

On another bizarre episode of "World's Dumbest Criminals," a woman was caught by police hiding inside the walls of a Geneseo business and is now facing criminal charges.

Mugshot of Caleigh Gottsche; credit: 

Police Find a Woman Hiding in the Wall of a Geneseo Business

KWQC News reported that Caleigh Gottsche of Davenport was arrested by police after hearing whispering in the walls of a business in Geneseo, Illinois. 

A business owner on South State Street heard a "loud noise coming from the ceiling or attic area" around 5:30 p.m. and called 911. Police arrived and searched businesses nearby and that's when they heard whispering and movement behind the walls. They talked to Gottsche and were able to pinpoint her location.

Firefighters were able to pull her out of the wall safely.

Police believe she was working with two others, and are searching for them. Roads in the area were closed during the investigation. Police also discovered that they found damaged access points on the "shared roofs" of businesses at the location.

Local Businesses are Hurt by Theft

It’s striking how far some individuals will go to exploit honest businesses — in this case, one suspect actually hid inside the walls to gain unlawful access. According to the report, the suspect was discovered squeezed between interior walls of a commercial building, after first responders heard movement from the ceiling or attic areas.

This kind of bold intrusion demonstrates not only premeditation but also a willingness to put themselves in dangerous and conspicuous positions just to commit theft or damage. Businesses that operate under the assumption of standard break-in risks may be caught off guard when someone is literally inside the walls.

When you think about the impact on the business, this kind of crime goes well beyond just stolen goods or damaged property. The psychological effect on business owners and employees is severe — knowing someone managed to access hidden parts of your building unsettles the sense of security. Moreover, the cost often isn’t limited to items taken; it includes repair of walls, ceilings, rafters, roofs, and potentially shutting down operations while investigation or remediation occurs. In the cited case, multiple businesses at the location had damaged access points in their shared roofs, suggesting coordinated and extensive efforts.

This level of risk underscores how critical it is for businesses to not only secure visible entry points but also to be vigilant about unseen vulnerabilities and the lengths to which malicious actors will go.

Florida Man Posing as Elon Musk Scammed Woman of Almost $600K in Investment Scam

A Florida man pretending to be one of the richest men in the world - Elon Musk - promised a Texas woman he would provide a return on her investment totaling $56,000,000 USD. Instead, he was stringing her along for months to gain her trust before stealing her money.

Jeffrey Moynihan was arrested after scamming a woman. (source: Bradenton Police Department)

WAFF 48 News reported that a 74-year-old woman from Texas believed the man she met on Facebook was the real Elon Musk. After exchanging messages for months, she gave him almost $600,000 USD of her money because he promised her he would increase her return on the investment to $56 million.

Jeffrey Moynihan is his Real Name, Not Elon Musk

The man scamming her was Jeffrey Moynihan (seen in the image above), and he was arrested by Bradenton Police department, which is on US 41 between Tampa and Sarasota, Florida. He pleaded "no contest" to the charges and received almost 30 years of probation as a result of his crimes.

A representative of the Bradenton police department said:

“A lot of times, people that are older may not have such a large social group,” said a representative. “And if you’re home alone, you know, for a day or two or whatever, and someone calls you or sends an email, and it’s a very friendly email, it can really trick people.”

The important thing is that Jeffrey Moynihan was caught by authorities trying to impersonate Elon Musk and hopefully this is a wake up call for him and he will stop his dangerous behavior of trying to scam honest people out of their money.

What to do if you have been Contacted by a Suspicious Person on Facebook

If you think you are being targeted by a scammer, there are ways to protect yourself. 

• First, stop all communication immediately. 
• Next, alert a trusted family member, a friend, or a neighbor about what has been going on. Tell them as many details as possible so they can help. 
• Third, report the incident to your local police department, including the contact information for the individual. 

Here is a graphic with tips to protect yourself.

How to Protect Yourself and Others

Woman with Type 1 Diabetes is Producing Her Own Insulin Again After Receiving a 'Groundbreaking' Transplant

Nature reported that a 25-year-old woman living with type 1 diabetes "began producing her own insulin again" less than three months after she received a transplant that contained reprogrammed stem cells.

Groundbreaking Stem cells

Groundbreaking Procedure Offers Hope for Curing Type 1 Diabetes

Nature reported that this "groundbreaking procedure offers hope for the treatment of type 1 diabetes" that does not involve immunosuppressant drugs or donor tissue.

The University of Wisconsin at Madison reported that this is "the first person with the disease to be treated using cells that were extracted from her own body."

The woman lives in Tianjin, China but chooses to remain anonymous. When Nature interviewed her, it had been more than a year since she received a transplant. 

The woman said, "I can eat sugar now. I enjoy eating everything -- especially hotpot."

Other medical professionals have confirmed that the results are groundbreaking.

James Shapiro, who is a researcher and transplant surgeon at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, said:

"They've completely reversed diabetes in the patient, who was requiring substantial amounts of insulin beforehand."

The woman is now producing her own insulin and many medical researchers are taking note of the positive results.

Sources:

Nature. "Stem cells reverse woman's diabetes - a world first."

University of Wisconsin - Madison Clinical Trials Institute.

Florida Woman Files a Lawsuit Against Company that Owns Brooksville Chick-fil-A Over "Black Chicken Nugget Meat"

A Florida woman claims she got "violently ill" after eating "black chicken nugget meat" from a Brooksville Chick-fil-A. She has filed a lawsuit against Holland Hospitality, LLC, claiming that the incident caused her "great pain and suffering for some time."

Chick-fil-A employee smiling

A Florida woman has now filed a lawsuit against the company that owns the Chick-fil-A in Brooksville, Florida after she ate chicken nuggets that she claims made her "violently ill" because the food "was not fit for consumption."

Florida Woman Files Lawsuit Against Holland Hospitality, LLC

News Channel 8 reported that Shi'Terra Sharp from Orlando, Florida was eating chicken nuggets from the Chick-fil-A in Brooksville, Florida when she noticed her chicken nugget meat was "black in color."

She was was the location at 13143 Cortez Blvd. in Brooksville in January of 2020 when the incident took place.

Sharp alleges that Holland Hospitality, LLC "breached its duty by negligently failing to adequately inspect and ensure its food was fit for human consumption before selling it."

Law & Crime reported that "her lawsuit seeks more than $50,000 for 'bodily injury and resulting pain and suffering, disability, mental anguish, loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life, expense of hospitalization, medical and nursing home treatment. These losses are either permanent or continuing in nature, and the plaintiff will suffer said losses in the future, to wit, permanently.'"

What do you think about this lawsuit against Holland Hospitality, LLC, which owns Chick-fil-A in Brooksville?

Sources

Accettulla, Kevin. "Woman sues Brooksville Chick-fil-A location over ‘black’ chicken nugget meat." News Channel 8. Last Updated: 24 October 2023.

Kandel, Jason. "Woman sues Chick-fil-A over ‘black’ chicken nugget she claims made her violently ill with gastrointestinal illnesses." Law & Crime. 24 October 2023.

Raging Pet Monkey Jumps on Oklahoma Woman in her Yard and 'Almost Rips Her Ear Off' in Traumatizing Experience

An Oklahoma woman was surprised to see a monkey outside her window on her front porch, trying to get into her house. The monkey was repeatedly pushing the button on her screen door until the button broke off, and she was trying to hold her door closed. When authorities arrived on the scene, she went outside and was attacked by her neighbor's pet monkey which almost "rips her ear off."

Image by Dmitriy Zub on Unsplash

A woman from Dickson, Oklahoma was traumatized by recent events involving her neighbor's pet monkey. She had never seen the monkey before it first appeared on her porch and the events that followed.

Brittany Parker: 'There's a Monkey on My Porch'

FOX 25 News reported that on Sunday, 12 March 2023, Brittany Parker was sitting inside her home in Dickson, Oklahoma when she noticed a monkey outside her window on her front porch. The monkey repeatedly pushed the button on her screen door until the button broke off. She was holding her screen door closed until authorities arrive on the scene.

Monkey on front porch; photo by Brittany Parker

Brittany told FOX 25 News what happened.

She said:

"I was sitting here in this exact spot and I looked out the window and there was a monkey looking at me," victim Brittany Parker said. "I took a second glance and said 'Oh my God! There is a monkey on the front porch.' The monkey was trying to get into my house," Parker said. "The little button that you push in on the screen door, he broke it off. I was literally hanging onto my door trying to hold it closed." -Brittany Parker, victim of monkey attack (Source: FOX 25 News)

Brittany Parker with bandage on ear; photo by FOX 25 News

After Dickson police arrive on the scene, Brittany went outside and was attacked by the monkey. It jumps on her back, viciously ripping out some of her hair, and almost ripped her ear off.

She said:

"He jumped up on my back and landed on my head," Parker said. "He started grabbing handfuls of hair and just ripped it out. He ripped my ear almost completely off of my head." -Brittany Parker, victim of monkey attack (Source: FOX 25 News)

Authorities searched the premises for the monkey.

New York Post reported that "the monkey belonged to an unidentified neighbor" and it "went missing for hours before a friend of Parker's reportedly shot it dead."

This is when Dickson Police on the scene searching for the monkey heard two gunshots and the monkey was killed.

They later found out that the monkey belonged to the neighbor.

After the traumatizing experience, she is now afraid to let her son play outside.

She said:

"My son loves to play outside," Parker said. "Do I let my child go outside and play? Do I worry every time we step outside if we are going to be attacked by something? It is very traumatizing. It is very scary." -Brittany Parker, victim of monkey attack (Source: FOX 25 News)

Brittany indicated that she will need plastic surgery to fix her ear.

Owning a Monkey is Not Illegal in Oklahoma

According to 1063theBuzz, it is not illegal to own a pet monkey in Oklahoma if a person has a wildlife license, which is $48. There are no specifically banned pets in Oklahoma if a person has a wildlife license.

Do you think it should be illegal to own certain animals as pets in Oklahoma?

Please share this article with friends and family on social media so they can be informed about this story.

Sources

Propper, David. "Monkey that nearly ripped off Oklahoma mom's ear seen charging at different homeowner." New York Post. 15 March 2023.

Smith, Sara. "'It was very traumatizing': Loose pet monkey attacks woman in Dickson." FOX 25 News. 13 March 2023.

Stryker. "Oklahoma Woman Has Ear Nearly Ripped Off by Neighbor's Pet Monkey." 1063theBuzz. 14 March 2023. 

 

Wonder Woman 1984 Movie Poster

The following post is my review of Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) movie. This post contains spoilers and will discuss elements from the movie. Please do not read this review if you are trying to avoid movie spoilers.

Wonder Woman 1984 Review

Wonder Woman 1984 Movie Details

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) is the sequel to the Wonder Woman (2017) movie and stars Gal Gadot as Diana Prince, also known as Wonder Woman. Chris Pine returns as her love interest, Steve Trevor. The antagonists in this movie are Barbara Minerva and The Cheetah (played by Kristen Wiig), and Maxwell "Max" Lord (played by Pedro Pascal). The movie was written and directed by Patty Jenkins, with screenplay credit to Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns, and Dave Callaham. Full credit for cast and crew can be viewed here. This film was released in the United States in both theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously on December 25, 2020. The film began opening in some international markets without HBO Max on December 16, 2020. 

Note: As of December 27, 2020, Wonder Woman 1984 had made $85M USD worldwide and $16.7M domestically, and was given a greenlight to make a third movie, with Patty Jenkins in charge to create.

Wonder Woman 1984 Review: Themes, Story, and Plot

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) is a movie about many things, the biggest themes are about love and greed, and attaining power that one does not deserve at the expense of others. 

The movie opens during athletic games in a large colosseum in her native Themyscira, where we see a young Diana Prince competing against Amazonian women in their 20's, and doing well ahead of everyone. But she encounters a setback while on horseback, and young Diana attempts to get back into the race by taking a shortcut. When taking the shortcut, she misses her blue checkpoint, and her Aunt Antiope stops her at the end from throwing her javelin through the last hoop. Her Aunt is teaching young Diana a life lesson and tells her that she can't take shortcuts and win fairly.

The film then fast forwards 66 years to 1984 for the rest of the movie.

Diana Prince is working as an anthropologist at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. when not fighting crime in secret as Wonder Woman. There she meets Barbara Minerva, a woman that is clumsy, insecure, and lonely. At first, Diana doesn't care much to hang out with Barbara, but after Diana learns more about the "Dreamstone" being researched by Barbara, Diana takes up Barbara on going out for dinner and gets to know her. After Diana reads the Latin inscription on the relic, she reads out loud how it grants wishes, and she wishes in her mind to have her former lover Steve Trevor back.

The wind blows when the Dreamstone is granting a wish, and shortly after, Steve Trevor shows up in the movie, after embodying some random man in the movie. How Steve does this is not explained sufficiently. Then we see many scenes of Steve trying to acclimate to life in 1984. Meanwhile, Barbara Minerva first wishes she was like Diana and gains agility and strength, like Wonder Woman. An unsuccessful businessman, Max Lord, then discovers the Dreamstone in Barbara's possession, and recognizes it very well, as if he was very familiar with it. He then seduces Barbara and convinces her to let him look at it for further examination. His wish upon the stone is to become the Dreamstone. He then begins granting wishes to everyone, in exchange for whatever he wants. As he grants more and more wishes, it takes a toll on his body, He knows this and says that he can always take health from someone later on after he gains great power in the process.

As Diana and Steve are trying to locate Max Lord, she starts to realize that she is weaker, and her powers are suffering because of her wish to have Steve. They together learn that to stop the chaos taking place on the Earth, everyone that wished upon the Dreamstone must renounce their wish, in order for everything to be restored on the Earth. Diana has a touching final goodbye with Steve because she realizes that she cannot keep him forever, and she needs her powers to face Max Lord, and The Cheetah. 

Diana then puts on her ultimate winged suit of armor and flies to the location where a technologically advanced studio is located. She first faced off with The Cheetah, after Barbara gets additional powers from Max Lord on the jet on the way over. Diana and The Cheetah fight and Wonder Woman subdues The Cheetah with electricity and moves into the studio to confront Max Lord, who is granting everyone wishes in exchange for power.

Diana's ultimate scene with Max Lord is in a 360-degree studio that allows him to "touch" everyone in the world while granting their wishes. This plot point of how it works exactly (the movie science behind it) is not sufficient. Diana manages to get close enough to Max Lord with the Lasso of Truth so that she can speak truth to the world while he is roped, and the world starts to renounce their selfish wishes. The world starts to do this leading up unto Max Lord himself renouncing his wish so that he can save his son that has wandered into a chaotic and dangerous world. He runs out and finds his son, and shortly after is seen embracing his son and telling his son the truth about his rise to power.

This movie may not win many awards, but I liked that greed was addressed. The story is similar to King Midas, who could turn anything he wanted into gold. The main point is that great power gained with unscrupulous means will end very badly. I also liked the theme of love. Diana had everything she wanted in life, except love. She missed Steve very badly. And for Barbara Minerva, she wanted to be popular and liked but lost her kindness and compassion along the way.