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ERIE, Pa. - Nearly four years after a bank robbery ended with a pizza deliveryman being killed by a bomb locked around his neck, authorities said for the first time they believe he helped plan the heist. (AP) |
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FBI releases notes found with Erie bank robber The FBI released the partial text of handwritten notes that were found in a car belonging to an Erie pizza deliveryman turned bank robber who was killed in August when a bomb clamped around his neck exploded. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Pizza man bombing remains odd mystery ERIE, Pa. - Brian Wells' last words came at 3:18 p.m. on Aug. 28, 2003. "Did you call my boss?" he asked the police surrounding him. (Fox) PREVIOUS: FBI eyeing convict in collar-bomb case, ex-wife says |
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Collar bomb probe gets weirder ERIE, Pa.- Investigators released photographs Thursday of a cane-shaped, likely homemade firearm found in the car of a pizza deliveryman who died when a bomb locked around his neck exploded after he robbed a bank. (CBC News) |
FBI: Pizza man probably not alone The FBI said Monday the pizza deliveryman who robbed an Erie, Pennsylvania, bank with a bomb locked around his neck probably was not acting alone -- but it was unclear whether he was involved in the plot or was its victim. (CNN) |
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Police look for parallels to Erie bomb A device similar to the neck-clamp bomb that killed a pizza delivery man last week in suburban Erie also has been used by Colombian terrorists, but investigators have no evidence to link the cases. An episode of the CBS television show "CSI: Miami" also had a story line in which a bomb was fastened around a character's neck. (Post-Gazette) |
Second weapon found in Pizza man death case ERIE, Pa. - A second weapon has been found in the investigation of the bizarre death of a pizza deliveryman. FBI spokesman Bill Crowley confirmed Wednesday that another weapon was found in connection with the bank robbery and described it as "unique," but refused to give details. (FOX) |
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FBI focuses on collar bomb in Pizza man's death ERIE, Pa. — Agents investigating the bizarre death of a pizza deliveryman are now focusing on the collar-like bomb that was locked around his neck, authorities said at a press conference Tuesday. The triple-banded metal collar is unique and sophisticated and appears to have been specifically designed for this incident and features four locks and a dial combination. (FOX) |
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Co-worker of Pizza man found dead
ERIE, Pa. - Robert Pinetti, 43, a friend and co-worker of the pizza deliveryman was found dead at his home Sunday. Police said there was no obvious connection between the two deaths. Still, authorities sent a bomb squad to search the home in Lawrence Park Township as a precaution. (FOX) |
Investigators probe bizarre bomb death of Pizza Man ERIE, Pa. - Brian Douglas Wells, 46, answered a delivery call Thursday to a mysterious address in a remote area and ended up about an hour later at a bank wearing a bomb. As the time bomb ticked, Wells tried in vain to convince police, who were waiting for the bomb squad to arrive, that he was forced into the crime. He died when the explosives detonated. (FOX) |
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FBI, police trying to determine if man forced to rob Erie bank ERIE, Pa. - A pizza deliveryman told police he had been forced to rob a bank and asked authorities to help him just minutes before a bomb on his chest exploded, killing him. (AP) |
FBI: Man killed by bomb after bank robbery ERIE, Pa. - Police and the FBI were investigating the possibility that a man may have been forced into robbing a bank, authorities said. (NEPA News) |
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NAPLES - A gun disguised as a mobile phone has been discovered by police in Italy. The .22 calibre weapon was found during an early morning raid on a property near Naples. It was all part of an operation against the Camorra, the Naples-based mafia. (BBC) MORE: Dial M for murder |
