Die-hard American Idol fans on the edge of their seats during the Season 2 episode determining the final two contestants were undoubtedly crushed to find their electricity unceremoniously cut off from 8:35 p.m. to 9 p.m. May 14, 2003.

The following day, the Daily News revealed the dastardly culprit to be a raccoon, who caused a breaker to flip and cut power to nearly 10,000 people. Undoubtedly, the raccoon was a fan of Nashville native Kimberly Locke, who was eliminated that night.

– “Way Back When in Warren County” is compiled by researchers at the Warren County Public Library and appears twice weekly in the Bowling Green Daily News. For more information about the library, visit warrenpl.org.