The photo shown was recovered by police late last night from a phone belonging to the latest victim of Jeffery Woods, aka "The Craven County Creep." The victim, 20-year-old Charles "Henry" Mason, survived the encounter and is currently being treated for life-threatening wounds at the Craven County Memorial Hospital (CCMH). When questioned, this is what he told police:
"I woke deep into the night, my head throbbing after a long night of partying. It felt like something cold brushed gently against my arm. I shot up, scanning my room. Everything looked fine except for the window; it was wide open, A breeze fluttering my curtains, creeping its way into the darkness of my room. Slowly, I got out of bed and shut it, turning once again to observe my room. Everything seemed fine, just as I had left it. Thinking nothing of it, I simply crawled back into bed and tried to go back to sleep. I tossed and turned, the headache now pounding at my temples, but something didn't feel right. I opened my eyes and froze; my blood went cold. There, in the thin ray of light illuminating from between my curtains, was a face. It was a hideous, twisted face that looked like someone had stretched a thin layer of skin tightly over a skull to create what vaguely resembles that of a human being. And those eyes—they weren't regular eyes. They were wide, ominous, owl-like eyes, like a predator's. One was a grayish blue and appeared to be blind. That's when I got a look at the mouth: a long, painful smile that seemed to spread from ear to ear, with blood trickling from where the cheeks should have been. The figure stood there, watching me. Finally, after what seemed like forever, he said it in a strained, hushed whisper: "Go to sleep!"
If you or someone you know has any information regarding the suspect, please contact the Craven County Police Department (CCPD) at:
1 (888)-***-****