For the love of God, do NOT fake a crime to look like a hero.  It seems  like it's been a trend this year.  And it can't turn out more tragic than  this.

Back on May 12th, 20-year-old Kyle Dube of Orono, Maine wanted to impress a  15-year-old named Nichole Cable who'd refused his advances.  And yes, that  age difference is troubling enough to show you there's something wrong with this  guy.

So Dube decided to FAKE Nichole's kidnapping to win her over.  He set up  a fake Facebook profile, became friends with her online, then arranged to meet  her near her house.  But when she showed up, he jumped out in a ski mask,  duct taped her mouth, put her in a pickup truck, and drove to the woods.

When he got there . . . he found out she had DIED.  Her cause of death  hasn't been determined yet, but something Dube did killed her.  So he'd  switched from a fake kidnapper into a REAL MURDERER . . . and dumped her  body.

The police found Nichole's body eight days later and quickly connected it to  Dube.  His brother told the cops Dube planned to, quote, "kidnap Nichole  and hide her . . . [so] he would find her later and be the hero."

He's facing murder and kidnapping charges . . . and looking at 25 years to  life in prison.

(Bangor Daily News / Boston.com)