51-Year-Old Nurse Turns The Tables On An Intruder With A Genius Maneuver

It was 6:37 p.m. on September 6th, 2006, and Susan Kuhnhausen lingered for a moment on her porch, flipping through the mail. The 51-year-old nurse had just come home from a long shift at the emergency room, and the warm autumn air was just what she needed to unwind. Behind her, malicious eyes peered from the darkness of her bedroom window. She didn't notice.

A Note

As Susan opened the back door to the mudroom, she noticed a note on the microwave that her estranged husband had left. "Sue, haven't been sleeping. Had to get away—Went to the beach," he'd written. Huh, she thought.

Quiet House

Aside from her husband's absence, nothing seemed out of place. Her security alarm beeped, as it should, since she'd unlocked the house. Susan entered the alarm code and kicked off her shoes, glad to be home — and then got a strange feeling.

An Unusually Dark Room

Susan's bedroom was on the main floor, and the door was open slightly — but it seemed darker than usual. For a moment, she stopped, confused: had she not remembered to open the curtains before leaving for work?

Intruder Alert

It was just a brief pause, but that instant would change everything. As Susan moved to turn the light on, the door swung open, and a giant figure rushed at her. She'd never seen him before, but he was holding a claw hammer aimed at her head.