Authorities were alerted late Thursday evening to a quiet, isolated stretch of road that few locals traveled. A passerby, walking their dog in the fading light, noticed a car parked strangely on the shoulder, its engine long cold, dust and leaves slowly accumulating on the windshield. What first seemed like a minor oddity quickly escalated into a scenario no one could have anticipated. The passerby, uneasy, dialed 911, describing the vehicle’s unusual stillness and the unnerving silence that hung around it.