As a
part of our research and planning we had to look into a real life crime which
relates to our narrative. It became apparent to us that stalking is quite a
common crime and many women are victims of being stalked by someone, even a
relative. In the case we found the woman wasn’t stalked by a family member but
the case has strong links with our narrative...
Police in Irondale, Alabama
are searching for a man they say stalked a woman over a 10-day period and then
abducted and sexually assaulted her Tuesday. Richard Earl Hayes, 45, has been
charged with first-degree stalking. Police say he has been suspected to have
taken part in the kidnapping and assault of the 42-year-old victim, but said
those charges have not yet been filed. “For the past 10 days” Detective Michael
Mangina said, “Hayes has followed and harassed the woman to the point of
sending her text messages. He also called the victim, and called her
boyfriend. On Tuesday afternoon, Hayes
followed the woman and forced her to pull over. That's when the sexual assault
occurred,'' Mangina said. The assault is said to have occurred between 2 pm and
5 pm "we just have to determine where she was when it happened'' Mangina
said. Police said the victim and Hayes don't know each other. “It's possible
that there is a connection between Hayes and the victim's boyfriend, but that
also remains under investigation. This isn't a random act. This lady was
specifically targeted and we're trying to figure out why.”
We
feel this case has a strong association with our narrative because the woman
was specifically target and they don’t know why, just like in our narrative:
Mary-Anne was specifically targeted but no one knows why until the end of the
film when the twist is unleashed. Sexual assault is also suggested in our
film/trailer as she is locked in a room with a mattress and beds have
connotations of sexual activity. In our film the stalker also gets in contact
with the person he’s stalking husband just like in this real life case study of
stalking.
Another
case study we found was a real life case of a brother stalking his sister
because of the brother’s jealousy of her life...
James
Keith Larry, 61, was accused of making at least 30 harassing telephone calls
and threats to his sister. Investigators said the calls began in 2008 and
continued through April 30, 2009. He was also accused of vandalizing his
sister’s home with spray paint. Larry was arrested May 1, 2009. A Lauderdale County Circuit Court jury
deliberated for about 20 minutes before reaching a verdict. Larry showed no
emotion as the verdict was read. In
his closing argument Wednesday, Lauderdale District Attorney Chris Connolly
told jurors that threatening, profanity-laden voice mails Larry left on his
sister’s telephone proved his guilt. Recordings of the voice mail messages were
played during the trial. Defence
attorney Martin Newell said in his closing argument it was a menacing family
dispute; Larry believed his sister was preventing him from visiting his father.
Connolly argued Larry’s threats caused the victim to live in fear. He played a
recording of a voice mail message in which Larry told his sister to report it
to police because “I can do time in jail standing on my head. It’s when I get
out you are going to have to deal with me.”
We feel this real life case
is remarkably alike our actual narrative, it is about a man who stalked his
sister because he felt she prevented him from seeing his dad. Our narrative is
about a man who stalks his sister because he is jealous of her happy life she
lives and he believes she prevented him from having the life he desired. 
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