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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.
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?