An Apple AirTag Helps 61-Year-Old Track Down Her Stolen Car, But Her Discovery Resulted In A Tragic Ending

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Apple’s Find My network makes it easy for AirTag owners to locate their stolen belongings, especially their cars. In more than one instance,, these trackers have aided in pinpointing the location of these vehicles. Unfortunately, one 61-year-old managed to track down her stolen property, but at the cost of her life.

A Bakersfield resident by the name of Victoria Anne Marie Hampton successfully tracked down her car, which was stolen by four thieves, of which three were teenagers, and one of them was aged 23. On March 19, Bakersfield reports that Anne Marie began the search of her vehicle, but the details claim that she initiated that mission without the help of law enforcement, which was a risky move. It is not clear where she placed the AirTag in the car that allowed her to track it down in the first place, but it is likely that the device was hidden somewhere in the truck, where the thieves would have difficulty searching.

The report claims that Anne Marie suffered a gunshot at 6:32 PM, with the police locating her at the 5600 block of Ginger Avenue. Sadly, the car owner could not recover and died at 3 PM on April 1 at Kern Medical. Shortly after this incident, law enforcement began their hunt for the four suspects, and after a thorough investigation, David Thompson, Adam Ransom, and Giovanni Garcia were apprehended. The report claims that the police arrested the suspects from different areas of Southern California, and they were met without resistance.

It is unclear if Anne Marie had any children or close relatives who were informed of the incident, but it is unwise to go looking for a stolen vehicle simply because you have located it with an AirTag. In an earlier incident, a family cleverly hid two AirTags in different