From streaming services to novels and podcasts, true crime has taken the world by storm. Talk to anybody and they’ve likely watched a true crime documentary or read a tale somewhere about a nearby crime. One Michigan woman, who might have watched too many true crime podcasts, got a little carried away when she discovered something eerie on Apple Maps. Her sleuthing uncovered what she believed to be a business selling human organs. Even worse, it was in her parent’s neighborhood.
Maggie (@not_swaggie_maggie) took to TikTok when she was utilizing Apple Maps and found something that confused and frightened her. She looked up her parent’s neighborhood, “In one of the houses, there was a business, and it was called, like, ‘The Organ Place.’ And I was like, ‘Who in my parents’ neighborhood is selling organs?’”
Maggie jumped the gun and immediately assumed the supposed business was up to no good. She went on to say, “That’s illegal, to sell, like, intestines and hearts and brains”. Naturally, she wondered what exactly was going on. Maggie immediately ran to her brother to demand if he knew why there was a business by that name. In true brotherly fashion, he wasn’t worried at all and actually had an explanation for her.
Maggie’s brother told her, “Maggie. It’s, like, a piano teacher.” After discovering this information, Maggie had to have a good laugh at herself. “I don’t know—I think I just have an overactive imagination,” she admitted. Commenters agreed with her, with one claiming she may be listening to too much true crime. No wonder she immediately jumped the gun!
There could be a good explanation for why the business showed up in the area and they didn’t know about it. Google and Apple have designated forms for owners to register their businesses and they might not show up in the exact area of their choosing, like a glitch. My own house technically has two addresses because a past owner sold popcorn in the house. It never got fixed, so I totally get the confusion.
It’s also possible the person ran a small business out of their home and legitimately registered it to the house. In this likely scenario, there was an actual piano teacher in the neighborhood. Either way, her true crime sleuthing led to a misunderstanding that could have been prevented.
