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Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Dies By Suicide, Sources Say, NJ Businessman Was Among Victims Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Dies By Suicide, Sources Say, NJ Businessman Was Among Victims
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Dies By Suicide, Sources Say, NJ Businessman Was Among Victims The serial-killing domestic terrorist who infamously became known as the Unabomber took his own life in his cell at a federal medical prison, according to a report. U.S. Bureau of Prisons records confirm that Theodore John “Ted” Kaczynski, 81, died on Saturday, June 10. His body was found in the cell around 8 a.m., a bureau spokesperson said. Dubbed the Unabomber by the FBI, Kaczynski was serving four life terms for killing three people – among them, a New Jersey advertising executive – and injured dozens more with homemade bombs in various parts of the country between 1978 and 1995. Kacz…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Serial Bomber Threw Molotov Cocktails At Philly Homes, Feds Say Serial Bomber Threw Molotov Cocktails At Philly Homes, Feds Say
Serial Bomber Threw Molotov Cocktails At Philly Homes, Feds Say A serial bomber targeted at least three northeast Philadelphia homes with Molotov cocktails over the summer, according to authorities.  Jason Mattis, 49, was arrested by federal agents and arraigned on weapons charges, said US Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero in a statement Tuesday, Dec. 20.  Investigators believe Mattis was responsible for a string of firebombings in the city's Tacony section in June and July, prosecutors wrote.  Twice on June 30 and once on July 1, authorities said Mattis lit an "incendiary device" and lobbed it at a residence. On all three occasions, the att…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Philly Drug Lord Sold Brand-Name Heroin Called 'Funeral,' Feds Say Philly Drug Lord Sold Brand-Name Heroin Called 'Funeral,' Feds Say
Philly Drug Lord Sold Brand-Name Heroin Called 'Funeral,' Feds Say A convicted Philadelphia druglord known for selling his own brand of heroin will spend nearly 20 years in federal prison, prosecutors say.  Ricardo "PR" Carrion, 42, was sentenced to 19 years and four months behind bars by a federal judge on Tuesday, Nov. 29, US Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said in a statement.  He was previously convicted of multiple drug trafficking and conspiracy charges related to the crack and heroin empire he ran from Kensington, officials said.  According to evidence submitted during his trial, Carrion was the supplier for a sprawling narcotics organ…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Philly Teen's NJ Kidnappers Learn Their Fate Philly Teen's NJ Kidnappers Learn Their Fate
Philly Teen's NJ Kidnappers Learn Their Fate Two men convicted of kidnapping a Philadelphia teenager and holding him for ransom in New Jersey will spend 40 years each in federal prison, authorities announced.  Eduardo Castelan-Pardo, 39, of Leonia, New Jersey, and Jose Ochoa, 32, of Moreno Valley, California were sentenced to four decades behind bars, said US Attorney Jacqueline Romero on Wednesday, Oct. 19.  Castelan-Pardo and Ochoa were found guilty of kidnapping an unnamed 17-year-old Philadelphia boy in June 2021.  Prosecutors said the pair and one other man abducted the teen as he was leaving work at a Philly rest…

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by Mac Bullock
News
Philly Man Ran Interstate Sex Trafficking Scheme, Feds Say Philly Man Ran Interstate Sex Trafficking Scheme, Feds Say
Philly Man Ran Interstate Sex Trafficking Scheme, Feds Say A Philadelphia man will spend more than a decade in federal prison on sex trafficking charges, officials have announced.  Victor Clayton, 47, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars and 10 years supervised release for running an underage prostitution scheme that crossed state lines, US Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said in a statement dated Thursday, Sept. 29.  On March 15, 2018, Clayton was arrested at a Dunn, North Carolina motel where police found him with two girls aged 16 and 15.  The 47-year-old had solicited the victims as sex workers at the motel, and had done the…

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by Mac Bullock
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Stroke Victim 'Dumped' By Prison Guards At Bus Stop, Massive Search Launched: Attorney Stroke Victim 'Dumped' By Prison Guards At Bus Stop, Massive Search Launched: Attorney
Stroke Victim 'Dumped' By Prison Guards At Bus Stop, Massive Search Launched: Attorney A recent stroke victim with limited ability to speak has been missing since he was released from prison and was expected to arrive in Washington DC, according to his attorney. Kevin Flythe, 52, was released from the FCI Gilmer prison in Glennville, WV on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, according to his family's attorney, Claire Madill. Flythe was resentenced to time-served on Jan. 25, because government officials conceded he was non-dangerous. Over the course of the next three days, Madill sent multiple emails and placed multiple phone calls to FCI Gilmer to coordinate Flythe's release, she said.…

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by Valerie Musson and Cecilia Levine