Article 5J2W4 Girl, 11, smeared blue slime on would-be kidnapper to help police identify him

Girl, 11, smeared blue slime on would-be kidnapper to help police identify him

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Alyssa Bonal, who was attacked on Tuesday, said she learned about evidence from the TV show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

An 11-year-old girl in Florida had the presence of mind to smear the blue slime she had been playing with on the arms of an attempted kidnapper, who threatened her with a knife and dragged her toward his van, so police could identify him.

Alyssa Bonal, of Pensacola, said she learned the importance of evidence from her favorite TV show, the long-running detective series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Alyssa, who managed to fight the man off, was attacked on Tuesday as she awaited her school bus, her near-abduction captured by a neighbor's home security camera.

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