The first mail bomb?
A news item in the newspaper, the Evening Star, for the Country, October 18, 1833, probably is the first report of a mail bomb in the United States. It is also likely to be the first defusing of a mail bomb. The device appeared to be extraordinarily sophisticated and would have likely worked had it not been for suspicions of the recipient of the bomb.
Forensic Science Consultants Group, Cardiff, CA 92007, USA. brburnett@compuserve.com
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