It both gave him away and drove him to a life of crime. http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/26655276/oregon-cops-suspect-drove-fast-had-strong-smell
Haha! "Thirty-five-year-old Charles V. Agosto was jailed on charges including probation violation and trying to elude officers. Officers said he told them he regretted using the cologne." I bet he's not as regret-filled as those within the olfactory striking distance...
In the '30s, the mob always sent lilacs to the funerals of enemies they'd rubbed out. It was considered an insult. Other times, they'd send a three day dead fish in newspaper as a warning. If that warning wasn't heeded, they coated a second stinky fish with the Veg, which indicated your family would soon smell lilacs. /just made all that up
