Self Storage doesn’t often make headlines for its involvement in scandalous news events, but believe it or not, it has had its fair share of emotions over the years. Below are just a few of the more adventurous tales that have rocked the world of self-storage.

master thief

A 17-year-old American boy had a penchant for pulling off theatrical heists. In one of his most ambitious jobs, he went to the floor of a Lamborghini showroom to steal a car belonging to a celebrity chef. He kept the impressive vehicle in a storage unit and occasionally took it out for a drive. The teen had a knack for getting into all sorts of trouble, including attempting to kill someone in a drive-by shooting, breaking into mansions, and having multiple fake IDs. Unsurprisingly, he was eventually caught and is now serving up to 30 years in prison.

The organ hoarder

When a man living in Florida placed a bid on and won a storage unit, he probably expected to find some hidden treasure. Unfortunately, he was greeted with a unit filled with human remains including hearts, lungs, and brains. It turned out that the unit belonged to a doctor who had lost his license and been fired. Believe it or not, he was just charged with improper storage of hazardous waste and maintaining a public nuisance and later released on bail.

the serpent keeper

As he was violating his lease, a man decided to rent a storage unit to keep his six pet snakes. Obviously, he didn’t want them to get cold, so he installed a full load of 100-watt bulbs and several heat lamps. Unsurprisingly, the man’s DIY skills weren’t as well built as he thought and a short circuit in his electrical equipment caused the unit to catch fire. 32 units were destroyed in all, but neither local police nor animal control decided to press charges.

the pillow thief

Pillow Pets is a popular brand of animal-shaped pillows in the US, and after just three weeks on the job, a salesperson was fired for not sharing profits with the company. He then got another job as a fitness trainer in the same building as Pillow Pet. It was later discovered that the former employee had been breaking into the warehouse and had stolen more than $85,000 worth of stuffed items. He faced charges of grand theft and burglary and was sentenced to nearly five years in prison.