It provides a revenge of sorts for Bozo, who was humiliated by a snarky kid in another urban legend. The authenticity of this story is shaky at best, but it has the makings of a classic urban legend. When they defaulted on some payments, Bozo had his son shoot them in the mouth, so they could never work again.'ĮVALUATION: Now. She asked another partygoer what was wrong with the pair, and was told: ’Oh, those two? About 10 years ago they were doing voiceover work and had rented space in a building owned by Bozo the Clown. My coworker Kate was attending a theatrical sound industry function and met a couple who seemed to have jaw deformations and odd speaking voices. Their lack of imagination leaves us at loose ends, and prolongs a plot that should have been much, much shorter. And this particular episode does not deliver the explosive conclusion we have all waited for: Hannah did not leave my brother stranded at the airport, or break up with him on the spot and Heather did not damage any of my brother’s property or give up the ghost and bow out of competition. Being limited to Heather’s POV, my mom was unable to relay any details from the scene of my brother’s arrival.

Missing, however, is a satisfying epilogue. My mother does an admirable job of conveying the salient dialogue (“He’s my boyfriend, so back off!”) and the perspective of both girlfriends - especially Heather, whose defeated behavior imbues the story with an extra dose of pathos. She asked my mom to make sure Tom got the phone, and worried that he would be “mad” at her for showing up at the airport unbidden.ĮVALUATION: Fans of my brother’s love life will relish this tale of suspense and heartbreak. Heather opted not to “put him through that,” and left Hannah to administer the blows while she drove another two hours to drop off my brother’s cellphone, which he had left at her place. “What are you doing here?” Hannah spat at Tom’s new “friend.” Heather shakily told my mom that Hannah had suggested both women wait there to surprise my brother, who was innocently approaching not C9, but Hell’s Gate, if you will. After driving two hours, Heather arrived at the gate to find that Tom had indeed arranged a ride home, with Hannah. The next call my mom got was a tearful one. Can you guess, reader, whether Tom had it covered? Heather decided to head out to BWI, just to be sure. My mother received a call from Heather one day: Had Tom arranged, she wondered, to have someone pick him up from the airport that afternoon? My mom didn’t know, but figured he had it covered. She's based in Brooklyn.My brother Tom had been stringing along his girlfriend of five years, Hannah, and fresh-faced interloper Heather, for too long - and it was all about to catch up with him. Hannah graduated with a master's degree from New York University and was born in Colorado. Her reporting and research appeared in the New Republic, ProPublica, Latino USA, Type Investigations, and The Appeal among others. Prior to Insider, Hannah reported on mass incarceration, immigration, and police accountability.

She also oversaw Insider's internal fact-checking program. Previously, Hannah was the research editor at Insider where she advanced investigative and enterprise reporting through public records, data analysis, and original research. While at Insider, Hannah has worked on several award-winning investigations including ' Deaths in the Family,' the most comprehensive look at risking homicidal violence against transgender people in the United States, and ' Conflicted Congress,' a data-driven look at congressional ethical standards and transparency surrounding members' personal finances and investments. Hannah Beckler is an editor on Insider's investigations team.