crime sprees in history - the case of the Southport Sockmen. The pair spent years conning people out of their dirty socks - gathering 15,000 pairs - claiming they were for charity.
In fact the pair, who went on to be jailed and were set to work washing socks in prison, had a foot fetish. When police raided their home they found a carpet of smelly socks 18 inches deep - and socks everywhere, including in the microwave, hanging from lampshades and in cooking pots, reports LiverpoolEcho.
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