Woman records on her phone as strange man stalks her through downtown Vancouver

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Published 2021-03-19
A Vancouver woman is speaking out about a frightening experience after she was followed closely by a strange man for more than half an hour.

Jamie Coutts filmed much of the encounter and said her stalker didn’t appear phased by the camera at all.

Coutts said in retrospect she should have phoned police, but that in the stress of the moment her priority was getting somewhere safe and staying ahead of her pursuer.

Coutts has since reported the incident to Vancouver police, who say they are investigating.

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All Comments (21)
  • @MixtapeMagic
    She has a guy stalking her, so let's use her first and last name in the interview, and describe her neighborhood. Genius.
  • @huneyboss1672
    The fact that he stopped and stood there while she asked to sit with those people. I felt panicked for her. Terrifying.
  • @sabrina.natalie
    He’s done this before. You can tell. He was prepared. He was wearing dark clothing, a mask that covered nearly his entire face, and wore clothing that didn’t have labels or identifying, distinctive markings. What’s even more terrifying is that Vancouver, Canada is only a skip away from Oregon or Seattle — which is in the United States. He could be traveling between the two countries (more so, probably before covid) — for work, or maybe he has family in-between the two countries, etc — and targeting women in the United States as well, making him even harder to catch. He was dead-set on this young woman… almost in a trance-like state. He was so fixated on her, and he was literally hunting her like prey. It‘s bone-chilling.
  • @justinstewart9145
    I remember this incident. For anyone wanting to know who this guy is, his name is Mohammed Majidpour. He was stalking women around the area, with other people reporting being followed by him as well. He was caught placed on one year of probation....even though he had 30 charges of assault, etc, from 2016 to the present. Law enforcement really needs to take stuff like this more seriously.
  • @trinidivine
    He is clearly following her. He even stopped and waited for her at the skate park. She was smart to video record and find a group of ppl. Thank goodness she's safe.
  • Wow. Dude even stopped when she stopped to talk to the group of people at skate park. What an ABSOLUTE freak man
  • @migga808
    This is absolutely terrifying, some tips I have for if your ever are in this situation. -Don’t go home -Go into a public space with a lot of people around -Don’t be afraid to make a scene, this could be your life on the line -Try to get as much information on the person as possible -Sit in a store and call the police without them noticing Also have this gadget, I don’t know what it’s called but basically you can bring it with you and if you pull this string on it it makes a very loud sound. My mom gave it to me for when we go somewhere.
  • @ceezb5629
    What do these guys thinks will happen? The lady will just say "oh my god, you've taken my breath away, I love being stalked... go ahead and take me to a hotel." Like really what?
  • @soulovelee_2433
    The fact that she walked 40mins with that crazy behind her, I would’ve walked into the next store ASAP
  • Anyone reading this keep in mind that in situations like these, there is never shame in causing a scene. Don’t be afraid to just run into a store or sit with a safe looking group of strangers, even tell if you need to. Don’t be worried what people will think because what matters most is your safety
  • @leslieguido8857
    I FEEL HER! 😭 I used to worked the night shift at my old job since I went to college during the day & I would get off at around 1:30 am. One night I parked my car in the drive way but my foot was still in the break so I was able to see a silhouette move behind my car. After I waited and saw no one I walked inside my house. Minutes later a man was throwing rocks at the window which woke up my Mom up. She opened the window & told him she would call the cops if he didn't leave. Holding a ROPE he said he wouldn't leave until I left because he had been following me all this way from my job site. After a couple minutes of moving the rope creepily through his fingers and demanding I leave with him, he got into a car ... he was the passenger and I was able to see another man was driving. It still terrifies me to think about the "what if" scenario....The fixation and determination in him was pure evil, it looked like things that only happen in movies.
  • @Sonia_8
    Smart, good thinking!! AND Thank you for sharing!!!!
  • She documented the incident, she walked fast and also went to safety in numbers!! Great job!! So happy that she is safe! The fact that he stood there waiting for her his mind boggling!!
  • Luckily she was smart enough not to go home otherwise the stalker would've found out her home.
  • @4uKokoro
    I had a similar experience happen to me in Philly. My parents were visiting me in college. My mom and I went shopping in center city when this guy just showed up in front of us. At first we were polite and said excuse us/hello. Then he continued to follow us around the store. Specifically he was following me around the store and kept making these creepy smiles at me. I started to panic and my mom who had enough and went to tell the dude to leave me alone. Mind you, my mom is small Colombian woman and this was full grown man. Even after that he still continued to follow me around. I’ve decided that I would just leave the store and go directly to my dad who was a few blocks at the Ben Franklin historical society. The came out the store and continued to stalk me down on Main Street. Btw this was in broad daylight, in the middle of downtown. I feared he’d try to kidnap or worse so I went into this random corporate building. What was crazy was the guy was standing outside the door so I’d be trapped inside. Finally I told the security guard about what was going. When confronted, the creep had the nerve to say I was his wife or something. Luckily the security guard didn’t believe him and made the creep get on the next bus and leave the area. The whole ordeal lasted about 30 min but to me at that time, felt like decades of torture and fear.
  • @lillianB916
    OMG I'm in California and this same thing happened to me. I was walking my dog around the block and this one-eyed guy was on the ground after I passed him he stood up and followed getting closer and closer just like this guy. When I stepped off the sidewalk for him to walk around he didn't he stayed behind and stopped until I started walking then he followed again! I didn't have my phone. I managed to get to an AM/PM and this man and woman gave me a ride home I was scared to even talk to them but they saved my life! That guy stopped just like this guy too. So scary, I did report it to the police and will always have my phone now and pepper spray. I called cops when I got home and made a report, I haven't seen him around anymore. Thank goodness Hope he was caught.
  • @leminjapan
    Why did he just stand around and wait while she was talking to those people? That's the creepiest part. He wasn't even trying to pretend that he wasn't stalking her.
  • @dangbro
    His body language and attitude says it all. He is not a random stalker who backs off. She is lucky to get back home.
  • @vasimajeddy6572
    That’s scary! I’m glad she found people to sit with and witness this. Stay safe
  • @Notworried9
    Some creep followed me into the grocery store and stalked me around in the aisles until I turned around and looked at him dead in the eyes and said “are you really going to keep following me around?” He said “oh! yeah.. I’m sorry” and then walked away. Guy was a creep he looked whacked out on something I have no idea what.. stay safe out there. Sometimes you have to confront them to let them know you’re no ones prey.