Has any Forensic Files episodes changed anyone's habits?
For me, it was the episode 'Double Trouble' where a man attacked and killed a young mother as she walked home from the store late at night. She suffered a horrible death. He beat, raped, bit and sodomized her.
Until I saw this episode I had a habit of going out late at night and at 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning. There is an all night deli in my neighborhood and if I ever got hungry or had any cravings I would not hesitate to go out at these times. So far, I have been lucky because I never ran into any danger, but when I saw 'Double Trouble' I now refuse to go out past 10:00.
My neighborhood is pretty safe but all it takes is 1 maniac driving around looking for a victim. I would rather stay home and go hungry than take a chance.