Alfred Hitchcock, Crank Caller

An audibly distressed woman called JCSO to report a fairly bizarre phone call. As she told it, a man with an unfamiliar but “distinctive” voice rang her up and began asking questions like “what are your weaknesses?” and “if somebody sat on you and tickled your ribs, HitchcockPhonewould that be a weakness?” She asked that he identify himself, but he declined, saying that if she didn’t recognize his voice he’d rather keep her in “suspense” until she figured it out. After hanging up she tried to learn the man’s number through *57 but found it blocked. Neither could she get that information from the phone company because that office was closed for the day. The odd exchange upset her considerably because her husband is frequently away on business. A deputy advised her to contact the phone company in the morning and then call him with any new information. He also scheduled her address for extra patrols.