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But we know that it was there because we know it's the same guy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So the bomb at Grand Central failed to achieve much notice by the police or the press. Which is insane. Because they were kind of chucking it up to like, which I'm like, what kind of fucking teens are running around New York? For real.
And the second bomb that detonated after this one, because there was another one, didn't receive a lot of attention either. It detonated inside a phone booth in the basement of the New York Public Library. I would call that a big deal. Yeah. Like the one at Grand Central Station, the second bomb caused no injuries, luckily. That's good.
And the second bomb that detonated after this one, because there was another one, didn't receive a lot of attention either. It detonated inside a phone booth in the basement of the New York Public Library. I would call that a big deal. Yeah. Like the one at Grand Central Station, the second bomb caused no injuries, luckily. That's good.
And barely registered with anyone, earning a few paragraphs pretty deep in the pages of the New York Times that day.
And barely registered with anyone, earning a few paragraphs pretty deep in the pages of the New York Times that day.
Yeah. But still, this time the bombings were different. They didn't cause much damage or harm to anyone. That was only because no one had been unfortunate enough to be around when they went off. If they were, it would cause massive damage. Had anyone been near either when they detonated, they would have... I don't think they would have survived. I really don't. It would be very lethal.
Yeah. But still, this time the bombings were different. They didn't cause much damage or harm to anyone. That was only because no one had been unfortunate enough to be around when they went off. If they were, it would cause massive damage. Had anyone been near either when they detonated, they would have... I don't think they would have survived. I really don't. It would be very lethal.
That meant that although the police didn't know it at the time, FP had become, like we were just talking about, more skilled and sophisticated as a bomb maker in the decades since he had started doing this.
That meant that although the police didn't know it at the time, FP had become, like we were just talking about, more skilled and sophisticated as a bomb maker in the decades since he had started doing this.
Which, like, Why the fuck is he still doing this? And in August, FP struck again with another bomb at Grand Central Station. A little past 9 p.m. on the night of August 27th, a bomb went off in a phone booth on the West Concourse. Like the earlier bombs, this one caused some damage, but no injuries. Wow. I know.
Which, like, Why the fuck is he still doing this? And in August, FP struck again with another bomb at Grand Central Station. A little past 9 p.m. on the night of August 27th, a bomb went off in a phone booth on the West Concourse. Like the earlier bombs, this one caused some damage, but no injuries. Wow. I know.
It is remarkable. The Grand Central bomb was followed a few weeks later by another bomb. This one placed in a phone booth in the lobby of the Con Ed offices at 4 Irving Place. If that doesn't raise some eyebrows. Yeah.
It is remarkable. The Grand Central bomb was followed a few weeks later by another bomb. This one placed in a phone booth in the lobby of the Con Ed offices at 4 Irving Place. If that doesn't raise some eyebrows. Yeah.
The bomb exploded and caused some damage to the lobby, but because it was detonated at 6.15 a.m., the only person in the building was a night watchman, and he wasn't in the lobby when it went off. So it's missing like any person. It's like really remarkable.
The bomb exploded and caused some damage to the lobby, but because it was detonated at 6.15 a.m., the only person in the building was a night watchman, and he wasn't in the lobby when it went off. So it's missing like any person. It's like really remarkable.
So yeah, in fact, the damage had been so minimal and mostly confined to the phone booth, the night watchman didn't even bother to call the police right away and waited several hours before even reporting it. Okay, that's a bad plan because there could be more. Yeah, that's wild. Where there's one bomb, as we find out, there's many. So the bombs all were pretty similar in their construction.
So yeah, in fact, the damage had been so minimal and mostly confined to the phone booth, the night watchman didn't even bother to call the police right away and waited several hours before even reporting it. Okay, that's a bad plan because there could be more. Yeah, that's wild. Where there's one bomb, as we find out, there's many. So the bombs all were pretty similar in their construction.
So one investigator or a few investigators were believing that they probably were constructed and placed by the same individual. Yeah. But because the bombs at Grand Central, the public library, and Con Ed appeared to have been detonated at a time when they were like... Because that's the thing. It's like he put them in places where people would be.
So one investigator or a few investigators were believing that they probably were constructed and placed by the same individual. Yeah. But because the bombs at Grand Central, the public library, and Con Ed appeared to have been detonated at a time when they were like... Because that's the thing. It's like he put them in places where people would be.
But he detonates them at times where people won't be there. Or not a lot of people will be there. Like 6.15 a.m. But what about the high traffic one? That's the one. It's like that one, you know... That stands out. Yeah, that one stands out. But a few of the other ones...