He Seemed Like A Good Samaritan

When a woman we'll call "Diane" was ready to leave an Erie County, Pa. bar, she decided to call a cab to take her home. But Diane didn't have a phone, so cops say she accepted an offer from a fellow bar patron, Michael Akerly, to use his house phone just down the street. Cops say Diane gratefully agreed to use the apparent good Samaritan's phone, and the two left the bar together.

But according to police, Michael Akerly was anything but a good Samaritan. Cops say after they arrived at his house, Diane became nervous when she realized Akerly didn't have a phone in his house -- and wasn't in any rush to find one.

Cops say Akerly soon revealed the reason he'd lured Diane into his house. According to police, he allegedly beat and raped Diane repeatedly, then took her across the street to call a cab from a convenience store payphone as if nothing had happened.

Akerly Flees

When the cab arrived, cops say Akerly helped himself into the car and rode with Diane back to her house. Cops aren't sure if he intended to rape her again there or not -- but they say if that was his plan, it didn't happen for two reasons.

When Diane arrived home, she immediately called her daughter's house. When her future son-in-law answered, cops say Diane began asking random, irrelevant questions to alert him something was awry. When he asked if everything was okay, she was able to say "no" without giving Akerly the impression she'd told anyone she was in danger. Diane's brother-in-law rushed to Diane's house.

At the same time, the cab who cops say dropped off Akerly and Diane picked up another fare, who noticed the entire backseat of the car was covered in blood. The cab driver called police and gave them Diane's address.

But by the time police and Diane's brother-in-law arrived, Akerly had fled.