Police: Cologne Sample Caused Man to Pass Out
Tuesday July 15, 2008
A young woman named Patches Wegmann was arrested last week in Houma, Louisiana after two different men accused her of spraying them with cologne samples that caused them to feel dizzy and light-headed. One, an 18-year-old who was admitted to the hospital with symptoms including numbness and shortness of breath, said he even passed out.
According to the Houma Courier police are still investigating and it's unclear that anything other than perfume was sprayed on the men.
The case is reminiscent of an Internet urban legend claiming that gangs of thieves have used ether-tainted perfume samples to knock out their victims before robbing them. However, the victims in these stories, of which there are many variants, are usually female. What's more, none of the alleged incidents -- including one reported to police in 1999 that served as the inspiration for all the Internet tales to follow -- have ever been substantiated.
Read more about it:
• The Knockout Perfume - Urban Legends
• Perfume Spraying Leads to Arrest - Houma Courier
• Police: Cologne Samples Made Men Ill - UPI
• Patches Arrested, Police Say Her Scent Made Men Pass Out - WAFB-TV News
According to the Houma Courier police are still investigating and it's unclear that anything other than perfume was sprayed on the men.
The case is reminiscent of an Internet urban legend claiming that gangs of thieves have used ether-tainted perfume samples to knock out their victims before robbing them. However, the victims in these stories, of which there are many variants, are usually female. What's more, none of the alleged incidents -- including one reported to police in 1999 that served as the inspiration for all the Internet tales to follow -- have ever been substantiated.
Read more about it:
• The Knockout Perfume - Urban Legends
• Perfume Spraying Leads to Arrest - Houma Courier
• Police: Cologne Samples Made Men Ill - UPI
• Patches Arrested, Police Say Her Scent Made Men Pass Out - WAFB-TV News
Comments
If there were something one could use to put you out this easily, the anesthesiologists would love to use it. Believe me, there isn’t! It’s only in the movies.
More then likely the young man was allergic to something in the spray.
well I’ve sat at the next table at breakfast across from 80 year ladies after they have dumped old lady perfume all over them and i almost passed out