If you live in an apartment building, you’re probably used to hearing just about everything your neighbors do. Given that American buildings are largely made of chopsticks and superglue, falling asleep to the sound of your neighbors either banging, fighting or both is a relatively common occurrence.


There are ways to resolve this. For example, you could be that guy in the apartment building who starts leaving notes everywhere. Or you can take the approach that this Philadelphia man did (note: please don’t do this).


According to the Associated Press, Christopher James Casey, 55, and Robert Wallace, 62, had been feuding for some time. The reason? Casey is a loud snorer. Casey’s snoring is so loud that it could be heard in Wallace’s home, a fact that inspired the latter to call the police on more than one occasion.



Well, it seems that Wallace decided that enough was enough. One day, he opened Casey’s window and began arguing with him. After about 20 minutes, things appeared to calm down, with Wallace even offering to help pay for nasal surgery so Casey’s snoring could be alleviated.


While Wallace may have thought this would be a good middle ground for them to make peace, Casey was suspicious. This man calls the cops on me, then decides to help me out? Surely this man couldn’t just be nice! This man must have something *evil* inside of him!


And so, Casey opted to let that evil out. With a blade.


“Casey decided to ‘surprise him’ by stabbing Wallace with a knife,” reads the AP article. Wallace later died from his injuries, and “Casey required hospital care for what police called a self-inflicted and accidental stab wound on his leg.”


Casey has been charged with third-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and possessing instruments of a crime. I think we can all learn something important from this story: Buy earplugs — and a stab-proof vest.