Psychologists have drawn a direct line from this series of hoaxes to the famous Milgram obedience experiments, which demonstrated how far ordinary people would go in following the orders of an authority figure. Once the managers accepted the caller as a genuine police officer, their focus shifted from questioning the morality of the orders to how well they were carrying them out.

The caller exploited the manager's respect for authority, convincing her that this was a police matter. Over the next three to four hours, Ogborn was subjected to invasive searches and forced to remain in the office, stripped of her clothes, while the caller maintained the line, manipulating both the manager and, eventually, a male employee who was instructed to watch her. The Psychological Aspect and "Uncensored" Context

Investigators tracked Stewart by tracing a phone card purchased at a Walmart in Panama City, Florida, where surveillance footage showed a man in a Corrections Corporation of America uniform buying gift cards. That man was David Stewart.

On "Officer Scott’s" orders, Ogborn was forced to:

According to trial testimony cited by ABC News and the Courier-Journal, Louise was ultimately left completely naked, given only a small, dirty apron to cover herself. When the caller instructed the assistant manager to examine the young woman’s body for contraband and have her perform jumping jacks, Donna Summers—who later said she never second-guessed the caller—complied.

Police business? Where’s the police car?

Under the absolute direction of the voice on the phone, Nix was manipulated into sexually assaulting Ogborn.

: He provided a vague physical description that forced managers to isolate a specific young, low-wage worker.