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I don't know. It's pretty impressive.

I don't know. It's pretty impressive.

Are we the ocean? I don't know. The tide we're within. While they seemed willing to entertain any theory, At this point, regardless of how serious it seemed, investigators in the NYPD and on the bomb squad knew the type of panic that a serial bomber was going to instill in the public. Yeah.

Are we the ocean? I don't know. The tide we're within. While they seemed willing to entertain any theory, At this point, regardless of how serious it seemed, investigators in the NYPD and on the bomb squad knew the type of panic that a serial bomber was going to instill in the public. Yeah.

And they just wanted to stop him because now people are, it's going to be hard for people to live their lives normally here. Especially in New York City. And they didn't care what the method was. They just wanted to stop this guy. That's not great.

And they just wanted to stop him because now people are, it's going to be hard for people to live their lives normally here. Especially in New York City. And they didn't care what the method was. They just wanted to stop this guy. That's not great.

In early November, police arrested 56-year-old former Con Ed employee Frederick Eberhardt in connection with a hoax bomb that was sent to Con Ed a few weeks earlier. Okay. Based on his employee file, Frederick fit the profile of the man investigators were looking for. The district attorney told reporters he had been sending simulated bombs around the city the past few months. Rude. Yeah.

In early November, police arrested 56-year-old former Con Ed employee Frederick Eberhardt in connection with a hoax bomb that was sent to Con Ed a few weeks earlier. Okay. Based on his employee file, Frederick fit the profile of the man investigators were looking for. The district attorney told reporters he had been sending simulated bombs around the city the past few months. Rude. Yeah.

During his arraignment on November 7th, the prosecution alleged that Frederick had sent a package to Edwin Jennings, the head of personnel at Con Ed, which contained what Jennings believed was another pipe bomb. But when they inspected it, the pipe contained nothing more than white sugar. Oh.

During his arraignment on November 7th, the prosecution alleged that Frederick had sent a package to Edwin Jennings, the head of personnel at Con Ed, which contained what Jennings believed was another pipe bomb. But when they inspected it, the pipe contained nothing more than white sugar. Oh.

According to company records, Frederick was fired by Con Ed in 1948 for, quote, stealing material and was tried and ultimately acquitted. Following his acquittal, Frederick sued Con Ed for $75,000 in damages, alleging false arrest, and the case was still pending trial at the time.

According to company records, Frederick was fired by Con Ed in 1948 for, quote, stealing material and was tried and ultimately acquitted. Following his acquittal, Frederick sued Con Ed for $75,000 in damages, alleging false arrest, and the case was still pending trial at the time.

Despite him being a very strong suspect, his wife loudly protested his arrest and was very against him being admitted to Bellevue for evaluation, saying, quote, Oh. If the NYPD hoped Frederick's arrest would put an end to the bomb threats of the recent months, they were very disappointed very quickly. So were they scapegoating him a bit?

Despite him being a very strong suspect, his wife loudly protested his arrest and was very against him being admitted to Bellevue for evaluation, saying, quote, Oh. If the NYPD hoped Frederick's arrest would put an end to the bomb threats of the recent months, they were very disappointed very quickly. So were they scapegoating him a bit?

Just a few days after Frederick's arrest was announced in the papers, the bomb squad received an anonymous call reporting that bombs had been planted at the Capitol Theater on Broadway and a Roman Catholic church on East 28th Street. Oh, no.

Just a few days after Frederick's arrest was announced in the papers, the bomb squad received an anonymous call reporting that bombs had been planted at the Capitol Theater on Broadway and a Roman Catholic church on East 28th Street. Oh, no.

While the bomb squad found no bombs in either location, later that evening, a pipe bomb was detonated at the IRT subway station in Union Square, sending shrapnel through a row of metal lockers. Once again, no one was hurt.

While the bomb squad found no bombs in either location, later that evening, a pipe bomb was detonated at the IRT subway station in Union Square, sending shrapnel through a row of metal lockers. Once again, no one was hurt.

Isn't it bizarre as fuck? I mean, it's incredible. Wonderfully bizarre. Yeah, exactly. No one's getting hurt here, but, like, bizarre. Yeah, wild. And FP, he wasted no time claiming credit, sending a letter to the editor of the Herald Tribune. He said, Oh.

Isn't it bizarre as fuck? I mean, it's incredible. Wonderfully bizarre. Yeah, exactly. No one's getting hurt here, but, like, bizarre. Yeah, wild. And FP, he wasted no time claiming credit, sending a letter to the editor of the Herald Tribune. He said, Oh.