The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

VANISHING HITCHHIKER

ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE A LONG-HAIRED HIPPIE TYPE
YOUNG MAN WAS SEEN HITCHHIKING. THIRTY TIMES HE WAS
PICKED UP AND THIRTY TIMES THE SAME THING HAPPENED.
WHEN THIS GUY WAS PICKED UP, HE WOULD CLIMB INTO THE CAR
OR TRUCK AND FASTEN HIS SEAT BELT. IN A LITTLE WHILE HE
WOULD LEAN OVER TOWARDS THE DRIVER AND WHISPER "JESUS
IS COMING" AND POOF, HE WOULD DISAPPEAR.

Submitter comment: THIRTY TIMES ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE, A YOUNG HITCHHIKER WOULD
FASTEN HIS SEATBELT, WHISPER "JESUS IS COMING", AND DISAPPEAR.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 09-00-1971