Missing woman’s son receives another ominous e-mail
SEATTLE -- The son of missing woman Patti Krieger says he has received another e-mail from a mysterious sender who claims he's holding Krieger for ransom.
The latest message was sent early Saturday morning to an e-mail address that had been set up for tips in the disappearance of Krieger, who vanished on Oct. 2, 2010 while hiking with friends on Sauk Mountain.
"You think you are smart ?. Think again. Your mama think you are a smart kid but could not help it than crying her eyes out saying 'I would have done it for you son but you chose to keep my money and have me dead'. You think i will be so stupid to give out my exact location for the money transfer.hahahaha.The Ghana thing is fake boy. Grow up," the e-mail said.
Krieger's son, Alan Patterson, received a similar message last Sunday with the subject line "Patty is alive."
"Patty is alive though seem depressed lately and need you to decide her fate by picking any of these below options," the email began. "OPTION A: Do you miss her more than you would miss your hardly earned $250,000 if yes,making available the money within the next 12 hours will have you reunited together well alive. OPTION B: You can forward this email to the Police/Fbi to continue their fruitless investigations and be rest assured that you shall meet again in hell."
The person went to offer mailing a finger as proof that Krieger is in his or her custody. The e-mail was signed by "The keeper."
Kreiger's son said he knew the e-mails were an unfortunate scam.
"One of things that really makes you think, makes you question everything you believe in," Patterson said. "With the amount of time that's passed, it's hard to wrap my head around and get my hopes up that I could see her again."
Subsequent e-mails from "The keeper" asked that Patterson wire $25,000 first to get video proof his mother was alive, and then wire the rest of the $225,000 in four installments, all to a person in Accra, Ghana.
Patterson said the claims did make him wonder just a little bit, as he's always had suspicions his mother was taken off the mountain. Krieger's dog, Bear, miraculously walked off the mountain more than three weeks after the two had disappeared.
"Somebody obviously had enough information about my mom and her situation financially our family to suspect we could come up with a number that large," he said, adding his mom owned six properties, which are barely staying afloat in the current housing market. "I don't know where they're coming up with this idea that we have a quarter of a million dollars at our disposal."
But even if Patterson had any inkling of following through, he'd defer to law enforcement first.
"Frankly I wouldn't do anything without approval of sheriff's office and FBI," he said. "It's their ballgame, I have to trust it the fact that these people are well trained, they know what they're doing... I gotta make sure I'm not doing anything to jeopardize their situation."
The latest message was sent early Saturday morning to an e-mail address that had been set up for tips in the disappearance of Krieger, who vanished on Oct. 2, 2010 while hiking with friends on Sauk Mountain.
"You think you are smart ?. Think again. Your mama think you are a smart kid but could not help it than crying her eyes out saying 'I would have done it for you son but you chose to keep my money and have me dead'. You think i will be so stupid to give out my exact location for the money transfer.hahahaha.The Ghana thing is fake boy. Grow up," the e-mail said.
Krieger's son, Alan Patterson, received a similar message last Sunday with the subject line "Patty is alive."
"Patty is alive though seem depressed lately and need you to decide her fate by picking any of these below options," the email began. "OPTION A: Do you miss her more than you would miss your hardly earned $250,000 if yes,making available the money within the next 12 hours will have you reunited together well alive. OPTION B: You can forward this email to the Police/Fbi to continue their fruitless investigations and be rest assured that you shall meet again in hell."
The person went to offer mailing a finger as proof that Krieger is in his or her custody. The e-mail was signed by "The keeper."
Kreiger's son said he knew the e-mails were an unfortunate scam.
"One of things that really makes you think, makes you question everything you believe in," Patterson said. "With the amount of time that's passed, it's hard to wrap my head around and get my hopes up that I could see her again."
Subsequent e-mails from "The keeper" asked that Patterson wire $25,000 first to get video proof his mother was alive, and then wire the rest of the $225,000 in four installments, all to a person in Accra, Ghana.
Patterson said the claims did make him wonder just a little bit, as he's always had suspicions his mother was taken off the mountain. Krieger's dog, Bear, miraculously walked off the mountain more than three weeks after the two had disappeared.
"Somebody obviously had enough information about my mom and her situation financially our family to suspect we could come up with a number that large," he said, adding his mom owned six properties, which are barely staying afloat in the current housing market. "I don't know where they're coming up with this idea that we have a quarter of a million dollars at our disposal."
But even if Patterson had any inkling of following through, he'd defer to law enforcement first.
"Frankly I wouldn't do anything without approval of sheriff's office and FBI," he said. "It's their ballgame, I have to trust it the fact that these people are well trained, they know what they're doing... I gotta make sure I'm not doing anything to jeopardize their situation."
