People pretend to be something or someone that they’re not every day. Sometimes, it can be a harmless thing to do. Other times, it can prove very deadly. That’s why you should look into the background of everyone you meet and interact with. And you should do it with a reliable criminal records search site like Hero Searches.
A strong case for doing a criminal records search.
A woman in Missouri pleaded “not guilty” to accusations that she lured a mentally impaired man and killed him.
Pretending to be a ‘Dateline NBC’ producer on assignment, 57-year-old Pamela Hupp murdered 33-year-old Louis Gumpenberger and tried to claim self-defense. According to police, Hupp killed the man—who was mentally and physically impaired from a car accident back in 2005. She then placed $900 and a note in his pocket. The note had instructions to kidnap Hupp, steal money she received from an insurance claim, and then kill her. Police believe the entire situation to be a set-up.
The authorities think that Hupp concocted the whole story in order to distract federal investigators from connecting her to the 2011 murder of her friend, Elizabeth “Betsy” Faria. Faria was fatally stabbed just days after Hupp became her insurance beneficiary (which equaled $150,000). Her husband was tried and convicted, but then was freed.
Several other people had also been approached by the impersonating Hupp, but they escaped her clutches.
Another suspicious incident connected to Hupp? Her mother mysteriously fell to her death back in 2013 from her third-floor balcony. Toxicologists found a high level of Ambien in her system.
Why Hupp’s crimes should make you run a people search.
You never know if the people you meet have arrest records. Not unless you conduct a full people search online. The world is filled with scammers, thieves, sexual predators, rapists, and murderers. Don’t let one of them get their hands on you or a loved one of yours. Use Hero Searches public records search to weed out any suspicious characters from your life. And do it as soon as you can.
