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It was clear from the recent bombings that Frederick Eberhard was not the bomber, and on May 15, 1952, a court dismissed the charges against him, which forced the NYPD to admit that there was still very much a serial bomber loose somewhere in the city.

It was clear from the recent bombings that Frederick Eberhard was not the bomber, and on May 15, 1952, a court dismissed the charges against him, which forced the NYPD to admit that there was still very much a serial bomber loose somewhere in the city.

So the bomber struck three times in 1952, once in a phone booth at the Port Authority bus terminal and twice at the Lexington Theater. At the Lexington Theater, it was bombs left under random seats.

So the bomber struck three times in 1952, once in a phone booth at the Port Authority bus terminal and twice at the Lexington Theater. At the Lexington Theater, it was bombs left under random seats.

It was in the second bombing at the Lexington on December 8th that someone was finally injured.

It was in the second bombing at the Lexington on December 8th that someone was finally injured.

A woman sitting in the same row where the bombs were placed during a showing of Everything I Have Is Yours was struck by flying shards of metal shrapnel and it caused several lacerations on her feet and legs. Oh. But she did live. That's good. But like what a horrible thing to happen.

A woman sitting in the same row where the bombs were placed during a showing of Everything I Have Is Yours was struck by flying shards of metal shrapnel and it caused several lacerations on her feet and legs. Oh. But she did live. That's good. But like what a horrible thing to happen.

Yeah. During this period, the NYPD and the investigators on the bomb squad were releasing little, if any, information to the public about the bombings.

Yeah. During this period, the NYPD and the investigators on the bomb squad were releasing little, if any, information to the public about the bombings.

Exactly. So the details of the bombings between 1952 and 1954 are kind of limited. Okay. On March 10th, 1953, smack dab in the middle, a bomb was planted in one of the seat cushions in the 6,000-seat Radio City Music Hall. Oh, shit. Shit. Ever heard of it? Yeah. Paige and Hannah sold that shit out, bitch. Yeah. The same one.

Exactly. So the details of the bombings between 1952 and 1954 are kind of limited. Okay. On March 10th, 1953, smack dab in the middle, a bomb was planted in one of the seat cushions in the 6,000-seat Radio City Music Hall. Oh, shit. Shit. Ever heard of it? Yeah. Paige and Hannah sold that shit out, bitch. Yeah. The same one.

The spectators were about halfway through the movie when the bomb went off. Oh, my. Causing panic and chaos among this very large crowd. At the request of the NYPD, the incident was minimized by the press the following day, with several papers ignoring it altogether. Radio City Musical. The fuck? How do you ignore that?

The spectators were about halfway through the movie when the bomb went off. Oh, my. Causing panic and chaos among this very large crowd. At the request of the NYPD, the incident was minimized by the press the following day, with several papers ignoring it altogether. Radio City Musical. The fuck? How do you ignore that?

The Herald Tribune, who had received many of the bomber's letters, referred to the bomb as, quote, the work of a psychopath. Fair. While others used, like, very dismissive language to kind of minimize the danger. I would say that was pretty fucking dangerous.

The Herald Tribune, who had received many of the bomber's letters, referred to the bomb as, quote, the work of a psychopath. Fair. While others used, like, very dismissive language to kind of minimize the danger. I would say that was pretty fucking dangerous.

A few months later, when a bomb exploded in a luggage locker at Grand Central Station in early May, a police spokesperson was similarly dismissive, telling the press, quote, the culprit was a mental case in search of publicity.

A few months later, when a bomb exploded in a luggage locker at Grand Central Station in early May, a police spokesperson was similarly dismissive, telling the press, quote, the culprit was a mental case in search of publicity.

It's like, my friends, I'm not here debating what's happening in his noggin. Yeah. I'm here saying that, like, he's setting off bombs around the city, so, like, maybe just stop that. Right. Instead of just being like, oh, he's just a nut. Just cry, cry. Yeah, he's a fucking brilliant nut who's making scary, dangerous bombs that have hurt at least one person. Right.

It's like, my friends, I'm not here debating what's happening in his noggin. Yeah. I'm here saying that, like, he's setting off bombs around the city, so, like, maybe just stop that. Right. Instead of just being like, oh, he's just a nut. Just cry, cry. Yeah, he's a fucking brilliant nut who's making scary, dangerous bombs that have hurt at least one person. Right.