A Door Bell Sounding in 1972 Might Be the 'Mad Gift Giver'

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During the summer of 1972 a ringing doorbell, a package on the doorstep and no one around meant one thing: the Mad Gift Giver was at it again.

What many do not know is how the Mad Gift Giver made the drop so quickly, leaving even the Mad Gift Giver questioning how it was done. too.

First, the decision was made as to whom would be the recipient of the gifts and what would be given. Usually the gifts were food items such as cookies, cakes or breads. That really was the easy part. The most difficult decision to be made was what would be the escape route once the package w...