Two Women Attempt ‘Weekend At Bernie’s’ Trick To Defraud Dead Senior
If you’re talking about classic movies, it’s hard not to mention “Weekend At Bernie’s.” Even though it was released in 1989, it has remained in pop culture over the decades. Pulling a “Weekend At Bernie’s” remains a verb and a common reference in our lexicon. Well, two women in Ohio tried to bring the movie to life. Yes, two women attempted the “Weekend At Bernie’s” trick to defraud a senior.
However, this story did not end up like the movie. Here’s more no the story.
Two Women Attempt ‘Weekend At Bernie’s’ Trick To Defraud Dead Senior
According to The Smoking Gun, the two women propped up a dead man’s corpse in their vehicle and then withdrew money from his bank account before dropping the 80-year-old’s body off a the emergency room.
Loreen Bea Feralo and Karen Casbohm have been charged with theft and gross abuse of a corpse–which are both felonies. The dead man has been identified as Douglas Layman. Police say the two women were not related to Layman but lived with him in his Ashtabula home.
The Smoking Gun reports the two women placed him in the car and went to the bank, where they were previously allowed to withdraw from his account with him in the car. That’s when they successfully withdrew $900 from the drive-thru lane at the bank. The teller was reportedly unaware that Layman was deceased when they were in line, per The Smoking Gun.
The cause of death remains under investigation. Turns out, both of the women in question have a history of committing crimes. Feralo has previously been convicted of reckless assault, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal trespass, driving under the influence, theft, and attempted possession of drugs, per The Smoking Gun. Likewise, Casbohm has previously been convicted of theft, soliciting, criminal trespass, receiving stolen property, possession of drug paraphernalia, and attempted drug abuse, per The Smoking Gun. You can see their mugshots shared by the Ashtabula Police Department below.
Loreen Bea Feralo and Karen Casbohm Mugshots (via Ashtabula Police Department)
5 of the Craziest Cringeworthy Crimes Ever Committed
While committing crimes may seem black and white (you either broke the law or you didn’t), there are certainly some crimes that are dumber than others. Sometimes it’s the crime itself that’s wild, other times, it’s the people committing said crimes. These are 5 of the craziest, cringeworthy crimes ever committed.
Crimes can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. However, it takes a very unique individual, a case study if you will, to commit some of these outrageously dumb crimes. Years ago, these criminals would have been featured on Spike TV or one of those America’s Dumbest Criminal shows. Today, I’m not sure if those shows are around…and I’m certain Spike TV isn’t around anymore. That’s a story for another time.
Someone being arrested. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Craziest Crimes
Crimes can happen for a number of reasons. They may happen out of necessity. They could also happen on accident. These crimes, however, do not fall into those categories. These crimes are different. None of these would accidentally happen. They also aren’t a matter of life or death. There’s no ethics quiz here, or any matters of ‘would you steal bread to support your family?’ These crimes, and criminals, aren’t straight up cringeworthy.
While all of these crimes are crazy and certainly cringeworthy, they also make for excellent conversation pieces. That’s why I’ve gone and found five examples of the wildest stories that Dave and Chuck the Freak have talked about and made a list highlighting the best of the best. Let’s be honest…what’s better than reading a story about one of the craziest crimes ever committed? Or, watching Dave and Chuck the Freak talk about some of the dumbest crimes ever committed? Personally, I’m going with the funny storytellers.
They add their own two cents and perspectives on these stories that nobody else could provide. Not even those talking heads on the dumbest criminal shows. Am I the only one who remembers those? I feel like they were a staple on TruTV or VH1, but now all I can find on TruTV is Impractical Jokers, which is awesome but…you get it. Let’s not delay! Here’s the list!
5 of the Dumbest Crimes Ever Committed
