Austin bombings

That's scary all right, but it's also super worrisome the bomber or bombers appears to be escalating. Hitting more frequently, making the nature of the devices more deadly. It's gone from a package to basically an IED. Relatively short step to a car bomb.

 

Took 17 years to catch Unabomber.

Took 16 years to catch New York City's Mad Bomber in the 40s and 50s.

 

Trying not to post a Daryle Lamonica photo.

 

I'm curious as to why the authorities think the same guy is responsible for attacks with different means of destruction. They seem certain on this.

 

I bow in your general direction.

 

Would you consider a George Blanda photo instead?

 

Or those abortion clinic bombers. Zing!

 

That’s the opposite of random.

 

Not if you're the victims.

 

They've been able to identify that the bomber (bombers) built devices with a level of sophistication meaning they had to have either specialized military or law enforcement training. That eliminates like 99 percent of the population as possible suspects. For the other, bombers have tendencies that are like fingerprints. There must have been enough similarities in the four devices for investigators to make that assumption. They wouldn't put that out in public unless they were very sure.
Then again, I was in Atlanta in 1996. Senior law enforcement was very sure Richard Jewell was their man. Actually, that's not true. Senior sources said "he looks good for it" which is copspeak for "best we've got in a case we'd better wrap up or else."

 

Austin bombings: 4th blast leads police to believe a 'serial bomber' is on the loose - CNN

Well at least nobody’s pretending about why this matters now.

Eliza May said because the first three bombings happening on the east side of the city, in predominantly minority areas, she hadn't been following the news closely.

May said that as a resident of the affluent Travis Country neighborhood, she assumed she had nothing to worry about.

"We feel safe. This isn't something that you'd expect around here," May said.

Now, "it's obvious that you have to be alert."