# (Missing person case) Cutting the wire to the starter relay question

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 19, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-person-case-cutting-the-wire-to-the-starter-relay-question/1019864 "2025-06-19T21:10:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-person-case-cutting-the-wire-to-the-starter-relay-question/1019864/2 "2025-06-19T21:22:36Z")

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[This has been discussed here before](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cut-starter-solenoid-wire-to-fake-a-car-crash/715345).

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