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| Mailbox Boy drops another load, another dud |
| 2002-05-06 |
| Another pipe bomb was found in a mailbox in Nebraska late on Sunday, bringing to 15 the number of mail bombs found in rural areas in Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska in what FBI officials have called an act of domestic terrorism, the FBI said on Monday. FBI special agent James Bogner said no one was injured in the latest incident, in which a resident returned home and found something suspicious in the mailbox. A total of six people have been injured since the first pipe bombs in the current spate of attacks were discovered on Friday. With a compass and a map they should be able to figure about where the next bomb is placed, if there is one... The latest bomb to be found was left in a roadside mailbox near the town of Albion in central Nebraska, police said. It was detonated without incident. Meanwhile, mail deliveries resumed across the region with residents in both rural and urban areas who have free-standing mailboxes located on streets or country roads being told to leave the doors of the receptacles open so carriers can make sure there is nothing suspicious inside. If I'm correct in my assessment, which I'll admit I might not be, our 17 1/2 year old Criminal Mastermind should be starting to get depressed about now. He's gone from "Oooh, this is soooo neat! I'm gonna be somebody" to being nothing but a weekend curiosity. Mail deliveries have resumed and his booms are duds. There's a 50-50 chance he'll do away with himself, probably OD'ing on barbs to go painlessly, and leaving behind a poorly written suicide note on yellow lined paper. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Tonight it appears Mailbox Boy is still on the move. ABCNEWS.com reported today that about 12:30 PM another pipebomb was found in Salida, Colo, about 145 miles Southwest of Denver, off Route 50. Interesting things to note are 1. This was placed inside a small town, and 2. the feds are saying the reason the bombs haven't gone off are probably because Mailbox boy is not taping the wires. Interesting. He's in a hurry. |
| Posted by: Mary Wehmeier 2002-05-07 00:57:00 |