Serial Stowaway Should Be Hired by Security Agencies
@DeborahDiane (40294)
Laguna Woods, California
January 20, 2018 6:50pm CST
She did it again. Marilyn Hartman, who has stowed away on a number of different airlines, was caught again this week on a plane flying from the United States to Great Britain. No one knows how she managed to get through security and onto the plane without a ticket.
The 66 year-old woman, who is assumed to be mentally ill, has accomplished the same feat a number of times, flying from a variety of airports. She has repeatedly been arrested, served time in jail, and promised never to do it again.
She always breaks that promise.
Rather than put her in jail, I think our TSA and other security authorities should pay her to show them how she does it.
Why not put her wily skills to good use?
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18 responses
- perhaps it's time that they did!
@much2say (55655)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane Did the security cameras not capture her at all? I can't imagine how she did it . . . but she is a pro! 
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@much2say - This is apparently the 7th time she has been caught, and no one knows how many times she has gotten away with it. She could be very helpful to our security agencies! Good thing she is not trying to hurt anyone! They really need to figure out how she is doing it.
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jan 18
@much2say - She has now been caught on a plane 7 times!! I cannot imagine how she even managed to do it once. Plus, we have no idea if she has successfully snuck on a flight and taken a trip without being caught. Pretty amazing!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@jaboUK - This is apparently the 7th time she has been caught, and no one knows how many times she has gotten away with it. She could be very helpful to our security agencies! Good thing she is not trying to hurt anyone! She could probably make a lot of money as a security consultant.
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@LadyDuck - I'll have to watch that movie! This is apparently the 7th time she has been caught, and no one knows how many times she has gotten away with it. She could be very helpful to our security agencies! You would think they would have figured out how to stop her by now!
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@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
22 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane I found the character of the old lady doing this in the movie "Airport" amazing. I had so much fun looking how she managed to get on the plane.
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jan 18
@LadyDuck - Perhaps this modern day stowaway learned a few tricks from watching that movie. At the very least, I think an airline should just offer her a pass in exchange for telling them how she did it. Then, she could fly without getting in trouble.
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Jan 18
If she is mentally ill, and at her advanced age, maybe she doesn't know how she does it! Maybe she just somehow wonders aimlessly and somehow gets onto these planes!
I remember years ago I was at the Genesis concert at the Orange Bowl in Miami, and I went to the bathroom, and on the way back couldn't remember where my seats were and I just wondered aimlessly looking for them and somehow ended up in the front row. And then somehow, I ended up with backstage passes. To this day, I still can't figure out how all that happened!
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@moffittjc (121604)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane Haha, no I wasn't drinking, I was just 16 at the time! Well...I mean I did drink when I was 16, but not at that concert because I drove, and because I had school the next morning.
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@moffittjc - Ha ha! That's pretty amazing. Hmmm. How much had you been drinking? LOL This is apparently the 7th time she has been caught, and no one knows how many times she has gotten away with it. She could be very helpful to our security agencies! Good thing she is not trying to hurt anyone!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jan 18
@moffittjc - Ha ha! That makes this story even funnier! I'm sure you are quite the comedian in person!
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
22 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane I suppose that's the downside to this. If she can do it then a determined terrorist could probably also do it. This is why they should take up your suggestion and pay her to tell them where their security holes are. Surely if they don't then they are just compounding their own incompetence!!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jan 18
@WorDazza - I agree. This woman has been caught on a plane or at a destination after taking a flight a total of seven times. There is no way to know how many times she actually got away with it. They need to know how she manages to get by their systems, and should pay her for her expertise!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@WorDazza - I agree. Even she said in an interview that she is not the problem ... our security agencies are not doing their job. That makes it even funnier. This is apparently the 7th time she has been caught, and no one knows how many times she has gotten away with it. She could be very helpful to our security agencies! Good thing she is not trying to hurt anyone!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@JudyEv - I agree! This is apparently the 7th time she has been caught, and no one knows how many times she has gotten away with it. She could be very helpful to our security agencies! Good thing she is not trying to hurt anyone!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jan 18
@JudyEv - I agree. I have mulled the same thing over in my mind, and this woman has be caught doing it seven times. No telling how many times she got away with it and was never caught. They know she did at least once, because she was caught on a return trip! I think some airline should give her a free travel pass, in return for information on how she does it!
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane I am really intrigued. I keep trying to work out how she does it. It's hard enough getting ON to a plane nowadays without getting on without a ticket!
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
21 Jan 18
You may be onto something. She should show someone how she does it to help give them a sense of how to keep others from doing this. Personally you know if you or I tried this it would never work. She must Love to fly.
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@KrauseHome - I don't think I could ever get away with it, either! On the other hand, this is apparently the 7th time she has been caught, and no one knows how many times she has gotten away with it. She could be very helpful to our security agencies! Good thing she is not trying to hurt anyone!
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
22 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane Can you imagine the stories this woman must be able to tell due to this? Interesting how she even thought of keeping on trying this. Wonder where she has been that she hasn't been caught?
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jan 18
@KrauseHome - Yes, I wonder how many trips she has taken without being caught. They know she got away with it at least once, because they caught her on a return trip and arrested her after she landed. Pretty amazing! I think an airline should give her a free travel pass in return for providing information on how she gets away with it.
@crossbones27 (49460)
• Mojave, California
21 Jan 18
Like the conman with leonardo dicaprio. It is smarter than whatever our leaders are doing now. Makes you think people just want a purpose and we so bad at giving it to them.
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@crossbones27 (49460)
• Mojave, California
22 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane Yeah was just saying he was a conman and could not remember the title. Thanks now I feel better because now I full remember the movie. Was a great movie and maybe they will. I like movies based on true events. I find most of them are done right and some of the only movies that do not seem all about the money if you know what I mean.
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@crossbones72 - I remember that conman. Wasn't the movie called "Catch Me If You Can?" Maybe they will make a movie about this woman!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@crossbones27 - Yes, I like movies about true events, too. I often learn a lot that was never in the news when the events originally took place.
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@yugocean (9963)
• India
25 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane But those authorities think themselves smart.
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Jan 18
@yugocean - Oh, yes. They think they are smart, but obviously they have messed up a few times!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Jan 18
@yogocean - She must have some valuable knowledge. I think the airlines and governments need to find out how she does it!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Jan 18
@jstory07 - I agree that it is scary that she has been able to repeatedly do this. She has been caught seven times, but imagine how many times she may have gotten away with it!
@JESSY3236 (19942)
• United States
26 Jan 18
Did they look at the cameras? That's strange that she got past security.
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Jan 18
I agree that it is very strange that she has managed to do this at least 7 times that they know of, and probably more. Amazing!
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@Deepizzaguy (102927)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Jan 18
I have seen some documentaries on television where a former thief who knew who to cheat at casino games after he spent time in prison now works with casinos on how to beat cheaters who like to rig gambling machines.
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Jan 18
I have read about people like that, too. It actually is smart for these businesses to hire the people who know how to cheat them. They learn how they did it, and they keep the criminals from doing it all over again.
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jan 18
@Hannihar - You are probably right. I think an airline should offer her a free travel pass in return for telling them her secret. It should be worth that much to the airlines!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@Hannihar - I think they should pay her to tell them how she does it! This is apparently the 7th time she has been caught, and no one knows how many times she has gotten away with it. She could be very helpful to our security agencies! Good thing she is not trying to hurt anyone!
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
22 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane
I bet she will not tell them because she probably wants to continue doing it and she does not want to give away her secret.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
21 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane They do that with computer hackers sometimes. She looks so innocent, maybe that's how she gets away with it.
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
Yes, she does look very innocent, doesn't she? However, this is at least the 7th time she has been caught ... and no one knows how many times she has gotten away with it!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@sallypup - You are right. I'm sure her relatives are shocked that she keeps doing this!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@JohnRoberts - Yes, it could be a pretty humorous movie ... including her trial! This is apparently the 7th time she has been caught, and no one knows how many times she has gotten away with it.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
21 Jan 18
That sounds really interesting and I do agree the security agencies can learn a lot from her...Keep her on their roll even
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@responsiveme - Yes, I think they should pay her to tell them her secrets! This is apparently the 7th time she has been caught, and no one knows how many times she has gotten away with it. She could be very helpful to our security agencies! Good thing she is not trying to hurt anyone!
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@DeborahDiane (40294)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
This is apparently the 7th time she has been caught, and no one knows how many times she has gotten away with it. She could be very helpful to our security agencies! Good thing she is not trying to hurt anyone!
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