# (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:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-person-case-cutting-the-wire-to-the-starter-relay-question/1019864/7 "2025-06-19T21:41:15Z")

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Now after reading the other thread, I’m interested in this:

> [@Cut starter solenoid wire to fake a car crash??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cut-starter-solenoid-wire-to-fake-a-car-crash/715345/7):
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> I had a '64 Chevy truck. It became energized early one morning. While in granny low, it crossed the street and t-boned the neighbor’s car. The police woke me up,

How does this happen? By strange coincidence, I had a '65 Chev PU with a granny gear, it never misbehaved.

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