I will admit, being the ultimate geek that I am, that I did partake in a Role-Playing session or two in my younger years. Many of my friends did. Mostly Dungeons & Dragons, (AD&D 2nd ed. if you must know). I knew people who dabbled with Shadowrun or Vampire: The Masquerade, and I knew one guy who was really into the Star Wars universe, but I personally never strayed outside the D&D world.

I had fun. We all had fun. But you know how there’s always that one kid who’s just has to be more into something than you are?

That kid was Rod Farrell. He was really in to Vampire: The Masquerade. So much so that he actually took on an alter-ego for himself- a 500-year-old vampire named Vesago. He thought he really was a vampire.

And what do Vampires do? Kill their girfriend’s parents, of course.

He assembled a posse of other losers that thought they were vampires too and they drove to Florida (he lived in Tennessee) to rescue his out-of-state girlfriend from her mean parents. (No way- this winner had an out of state girlfriend?)

Farrell beat his girlfriend’s mother and father to death with a crowbar. Then he and his posse fled to where all good vampires go- New Orleans.

He was picked up en route, arrested, went to trial, and was convicted of two counts of first degree murder. He was given the death penalty. He was 17 at the time. The court later reduced his sentence to life in prison.

Dude- it’s only a game.

Source: History Channel