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A
s we sat around the
dinner table, I took
a deep breath.
ÔI know what I want
to do for a living,
I told my adoptive
parents. ‘Be a bounty hunter.’
It was May 2015, and I was
- Growing up on a large,
secluded farm, it’d always been
expected I’d work on the land.
‘That’s not
happening,’ my
father said firmly.
My parents
were strict and
I’d followed their
rules all my life.
Wearing demure
skirts, never
having a boyfriend.
But I’d set my
sights on a career
as a bounty hunter.
In the US, people charged
with crimes have to put up
money to secure bail. Those
unable to pay can go to bail
bondsmen and ask them to
put up the bond for them. The
bondsmen are then reimbursed
by the authorities when the
defendant turns up in court.
But if they go on the run, or
I catch baddies... I’ve even
jailed my own mum!
Lydia Gribble, 21, Post Falls, Idaho
Look closely at these two pics –
there’s a difference in almost every
square. Only one has no changes,
the grid reference (eg, 1A)
is your prize answer.fail to show, the money isn’t
paid back. Bounty hunters are
then paid to track them down
and bring them to justice.
I’d always been passionate
about the law. Plus, I was an
adrenaline junkie, so bounty
hunting seemed perfect.
That night, I sneakily did
a bit of research. Creeping into
my dad’s study, I searched for
How to become
a bounty hunter
on his computer.
Dozens of
results flashed
up. One business,
Bounty Hunter
Bootcamp, was
local, and offered
to train recruits.
But, as I went
to e-mail them,
I lost my bottle.
Dad’ll never let me, I thought.
Then, one night a year later,
in May 2016, I had a surge of
courage and fired off a message
to Bounty Hunter Bootcamp.
I got a reply from Scott
Gribble, who ran the camp.
He talked me through what I’d
have to do to qualify. I’d have to
learn to use weapons, including