{"id":411,"date":"2025-01-27T18:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T19:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sacueta.com\/?p=411"},"modified":"2025-01-30T14:00:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T14:00:02","slug":"creepy-help-messages-spotted-on-google-maps-in-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sacueta.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/27\/creepy-help-messages-spotted-on-google-maps-in-la\/","title":{"rendered":"Creepy \u2018HELP\u2019 Messages Spotted On Google Maps In LA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/sacueta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/5GT46F4RV-1024x577-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Google Maps users recently noticed an assortment of help messages written out on the ground in Los Angeles.<\/li>\n<li>The messages sparked fears of human trafficking as some said &ldquo;LAPD,&rdquo; &ldquo;FBI&rdquo; and Trafico.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>A social media user looked into the messages and was told they were being written by a homeless man.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Google Maps has transformed how we drive and it has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GoogleEarthFinds\/comments\/1i9ms71\/disturbing_message_spotted_on_google_earth_near\/\">spawned communities<\/a> dedicated to looking for odd or amusing things. While most of these are lighthearted, a number of troubling messages were recently discovered on a plot of land in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Located at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Boyle+Heights,+Los+Angeles,+CA\/@34.0548841,-118.2254393,161m\/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x80c2c6029c9a59e9:0xec9ea70c76393a94!8m2!3d34.0406351!4d-118.2117726!16zL20vMDIzN204?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDEyMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">intersection of Cesar Chavez Avenue and Mission Road<\/a>, the messages were spelled out in apparent construction debris and read &ldquo;HELP,&rdquo; &ldquo;LAPD,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Trafico.&rdquo; There are also signs that appear to spell out &ldquo;Federal,&rdquo; &ldquo;FBI,&rdquo; and something related to terrorism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2019\/06\/google-maps-sends-drivers-on-detour-from-hell-nearly-100-get-trapped-on-muddy-road\/\">Google Maps Sends Drivers On Detour From Hell, Nearly 100 Get Trapped On Muddy Road<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you zoom out, you&rsquo;ll get a bird&rsquo;s-eye view of the &lsquo;Help&rsquo; messages.<\/h4>\n<p>Given the troubling words and close proximity to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/mexico\/\">Mexico<\/a>, many people believed the incident was related to human trafficking. Others feared that people had been kidnapped and held at that location against their will.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>X user LAguy310 looked into the incident and noted the location was in a &ldquo;very bad neighborhood.&rdquo; He eventually talked to a woman who claimed the messages were being written by a guy named Jose. She described him as a homeless man who needs help himself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Photos from the bridge <br \/>This is all in plain view of the public <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NuZl23tP9T\">pic.twitter.com\/NuZl23tP9T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LAguy (@LAguy310) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAguy310\/status\/1883567985648152859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This was echoed by a second woman who confirmed a guy named Jose was always putting messages out there. This reportedly goes back years and no one knows why he&rsquo;s doing it.<\/p>\n<p>So instead of being something sinister or alarming, this appears to be a case of a bored homeless person with a compulsion to write messages out on the ground.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ok so apparently Jose is writing all the HELP signs and the dog is named SUS&hellip;a boy named SUS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ffkzkkLGwM\">pic.twitter.com\/ffkzkkLGwM<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t&mdash; LAguy (@LAguy310) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAguy310\/status\/1883664000329916713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Lead image credit: Google Maps, H\/T to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-14330185\/help-signs-truth-viral-los-angeles-google-maps.html\">Daily Mail<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Maps users recently noticed an assortment of help messages written out on the ground in Los Angeles. 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