If there's ever a good reason to share your Wordle score everyday, this might be it.
An 80-year-old Illinois woman was held hostage inside her home by a deranged man and may not have lived to tell about had it not been for the popular word game. Denyse Holt was asleep in her house when she was woken up by a naked, bleeding man standing inside her bedroom. After some terrifying moments, he eventually locked her inside a bathroom in the basement without heat. She didn't know how long she would be able to survive in the cold room and without her medication.
Luckily, her daughter in Seattle grew concerned - because she hadn't received her mom's text message sharing her Wordle score, as she'd done everyday. That was enough to raise her suspicions, and she called the local police in Illinois to do a wellness check. Officers surrounded the house and soon found themselves in a standoff with the man which lasted hours. They eventually got him out of the house and arrested him for home invasion with a dangerous weapon, kidnapping, and assault against a police officer. Holt was uninjured and feels lucky to be alive. (People)
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