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Mailbox Bomb. By: Brooke Ogborn 2 nd period. The Situation
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Mailbox Bomb By: Brooke Ogborn 2nd period
The Situation John and Marion Setzer received a package in the mail on Monday February 10, 2014. John Setzer was picking up the package when it detonated and killed himThe explosion had such a force to shatter windows of the Setzers’ home from over 200 yards away. His wife died from severe injuries Wednesday of the same week. Investigators are trying to figure out the method of delivery of the package and are searching for clues that might lead them to the culprit. John Setzer was 74 years old and was retired in bankruptcy and law in Lebanon, TN. His former partner, George Cate, states that he doesn’t understand why anyone would want to target Setzer or his wife. Currently, neighbors of the Setzers are fearful to go near their own mailboxes.
Issues • Danger to Life and Safety • Federal Crime • Murder A picture of John and Marion Setzer
Prompt In Lebanon, TN, an elderly man and his wife died from the detonation of a packaged bomb left in their mailbox. Write a well-developed essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify the idea of all mail and postal packages being monitored.
MLA Watkins, Tom. "Wife of Tennessee lawyer dies two days after package bomb explodes." CNN Justice. CNN News Source, 13 Feb 2014. Web. 13 Feb 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/13/justice/tennessee-lawyer-letter-bomb-death/index.html?c=mobile-homepage-t&page=1>.