VA- Trio in Halloween masks terrorizes family by making violent threats and attempts to forcibly enter home. October 14th 2025

[DS2021]

Creepy doorbell footage captures trio in Halloween masks threatening to kill widow, family

“At first I thought it was just a Halloween joke, a little prank,” Shayla said. “So I said, ‘Happy Halloween.’”

nypost.com

Halloween mask-wearing creeps terrorized a widow in Virginia as chilling doorbell footage showed the trio trying to break into her home and threatening to kill the occupants.

The three suspects showed up at the Alexandria home — about eight miles from Washington, DC — around 10 p.m. Tuesday, according to the homeowner’s daughter, Shayla, WUSA9 reported.

“At first I thought it was just a Halloween joke, a little prank,” Shayla said. “So I said, ‘Happy Halloween.

But when the masked intruders refused to leave, she warned them she’d call the police — a threat that failed to deter them.

“They kept, like, knocking on the door,” she recalled. “The knocks would get harder and harder.”

The family’s doorbell video captured three figures — one dressed as horror villain Michael Myers from the “Halloween” movie franchise, another as a clown, and a third as a sinister-looking nun — pounding on the door and demanding entry into the home

 

[DS2021]

These 3 people are still at large.


Full ring cam video

 

[Gemmie]

Creepy doorbell footage captures trio in Halloween masks threatening to kill widow, family

“At first I thought it was just a Halloween joke, a little prank,” Shayla said. “So I said, ‘Happy Halloween.’”

nypost.com

Halloween mask-wearing creeps terrorized a widow in Virginia as chilling doorbell footage showed the trio trying to break into her home and threatening to kill the occupants.

The three suspects showed up at the Alexandria home — about eight miles from Washington, DC — around 10 p.m. Tuesday, according to the homeowner’s daughter, Shayla, WUSA9 reported.

“At first I thought it was just a Halloween joke, a little prank,” Shayla said. “So I said, ‘Happy Halloween.

But when the masked intruders refused to leave, she warned them she’d call the police — a threat that failed to deter them.

“They kept, like, knocking on the door,” she recalled. “The knocks would get harder and harder.”

The family’s doorbell video captured three figures — one dressed as horror villain Michael Myers from the “Halloween” movie franchise, another as a clown, and a third as a sinister-looking nun — pounding on the door and demanding entry into the home

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Holy *BEEP*!!!

What is going on with the human race?!?!? SERIOUSLY!!! What is WRONG with some people?!?!? They are getting stranger and scarier by the minute.

 

[worm]

That's a good way to get hurt.

 

[Gemmie]

That's a good way to get hurt.

Or worse.

 

[Gemmie]

These 3 people are still at large.


Full ring cam video

That is SO disturbing to watch!!! And is the nun making a cut your throat motion with his hand? Where the heck is the police?!??!

 

[tlcya]

creepy AF

 

[STLBlues]

From the video, if you watch closely, there is a person between the white van and the car parked in front of it. It appears they may be taking video of the incident. You can see movement and what appears to be a cell phone.

 

[DS2021]

they are extremely lucky that they werent shot. we've seen people shot over a lot less on here

 

[Gemmie]

they are extremely lucky that they werent shot. we've seen people shot over a lot less on here

No kidding. A LOT less.

 

[Simply Southern]

A joke gone to far....

Masked trio in Alexandria attempted break-in scare were family members pulling prank, police say

The masked suspects seen in a viral security video attempting to enter an Alexandria home were actually family members of the victim, pulling what police now say was a prank.

www.fox5dc.com

Masked suspects in Alexandria scare were relatives pulling a prank, police say.

The incident was initially treated as an attempted burglary with property damage.

No charges will be filed, and the suspects won’t be publicly identified.

 

[Simply Southern]

From the video, if you watch closely, there is a person between the white van and the car parked in front of it. It appears they may be taking video of the incident. You can see movement and what appears to be a cell phone.
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You are correct!!! Per the article I just posted, a family member was filming. It was a family joke a mother and two cousins. LE was not laughing. 100 hrs investigating.

 

[Little Jack]

In what world is that a prank or a joke? Ive told my kids that if the other person isnt going to genuinely laugh afterward it isnt a prank its just bullying or worse.

 

[Gators North]

Not funny.

 

[Gemmie]

A joke gone to far....

Masked trio in Alexandria attempted break-in scare were family members pulling prank, police say

The masked suspects seen in a viral security video attempting to enter an Alexandria home were actually family members of the victim, pulling what police now say was a prank.

www.fox5dc.com

Masked suspects in Alexandria scare were relatives pulling a prank, police say.

The incident was initially treated as an attempted burglary with property damage.

No charges will be filed, and the suspects won’t be publicly identified.

They can't come up with something to charge them with??? That was a horrible and scary prank! They are lucky they weren't shot dead. NOT cool nor funny in the least.

 

[MerBeach]

A joke gone to far....

Masked trio in Alexandria attempted break-in scare were family members pulling prank, police say

The masked suspects seen in a viral security video attempting to enter an Alexandria home were actually family members of the victim, pulling what police now say was a prank.

www.fox5dc.com

Masked suspects in Alexandria scare were relatives pulling a prank, police say.

The incident was initially treated as an attempted burglary with property damage.

No charges will be filed, and the suspects won’t be publicly identified.

Unbelievable! A grown woman and her kids?! If I remember reading correctly, the victim had recently lost her husband. What a cruel thing for “family” to do!

 

[tlcya]

You are correct!!! Per the article I just posted, a family member was filming. It was a family joke a mother and two cousins. LE was not laughing. 100 hrs investigating.

yeah, a waste of resources. Why not just fess up with in 24 hours - as soon as this story became "news"

 

[Snackcakes66]

'It was just a prank bro', right down to the limited vocabulary, srsly just stupid.

 

[hey-Debbie]

This is how people get shot and then victims cry about it later. They are so lucky that they weren't killed.

 

[snooptroop88]

It looks like they were kinda loosely styling this like a scene from the film Us. (Which jmo is a great movie.)

If they were, didn't it occur to them that this terrified the people in the film, too?