# There's a bomb on his freakin' neck. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 24, 2004, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bomb-on-his-freakin-neck/236046 "2004-03-24T01:29:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bomb-on-his-freakin-neck/236046/1 "2004-03-24T01:29:56Z")
What ever happened about that fellow who robbed a bank with a bomb around his neck last September or so? He said he didn’t do it, and that he needed help, but nobody got to him on time. I can’t remember his name, but he delivered pizzas for a living, and nobody who knew him believed he was at fault. Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bomb-on-his-freakin-neck/236046/2 "2004-03-24T01:36:58Z")
I’ve been wondering this myself but had no clue what words to specifically use in a search on Google. I’m sure “bomb” “man” “die” won’t cut it. Hope there’s some Dopers out there who either have the scoop or know how to get it. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bomb-on-his-freakin-neck/236046/3 "2004-03-24T01:39:03Z")
[http://www.mauricereeves.com/archives/000179.html](http://www.mauricereeves.com/archives/000179.html) not much. they found a gun in his car and they are still looking for who coerced him. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bomb-on-his-freakin-neck/236046/4 "2004-03-24T01:43:55Z")
I kinda followed this mainly because it took place in Erie, my home town, and I seem to recall they found another dead body in a warehouse somewhere that was related to this incident somehow. No cite, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bomb-on-his-freakin-neck/236046/5 "2004-03-24T02:17:03Z")
Thanks, **Wesley Clark** , for linking to his name. It’s **Brian Douglas Wells** , BTW. I googled, but didn’t find much. I was hoping they’d caught the real crooks. I can picture him squatting there on the ground, plaintively asking for help and not really comprehending why none was forthcoming. I can’t help wondering if things would have been different had the victim been a cute teen-age girl. The forgoing thought is just an aside, borne of personal experience, and not an opinion or second question. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bomb-on-his-freakin-neck/236046/6 "2004-03-24T02:50:31Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > I kinda followed this mainly because it took place in Erie, my home town, and I seem to recall they found another dead body in a warehouse somewhere that was related to this incident somehow. No cite, sorry. I follow it also. Just because it happened. And the warehouse story doesn’t exist. If you can find it, post it. The relatives of the poor dead pizza guy keep calling out about his innocence. The authorities have had little luck finding anything concrete either way. Only time will help. Unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bomb-on-his-freakin-neck/236046/7 "2004-03-24T07:19:16Z")
I thought they had recently released all or portions of the instruction letter the delivery guy had. ---
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bomb-on-his-freakin-neck/236046/8 "2004-03-24T12:40:35Z")
> [@](#): > > I can picture him squatting there on the ground, plaintively asking for help and not really comprehending why none was forthcoming. Oh, I can picture it too! The unedited video circulated on the 'net for a while there, and it wasn’t pretty… One of thise things I wish I hadn’t clicked. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bomb-on-his-freakin-neck/236046/9 "2004-03-24T14:51:34Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > I thought they had recently released all or portions of the instruction letter the delivery guy had. They did do that a few weeks ago. They’re hoping that someone will recognize the handwriting and/or writing style. That’s how they caught the Unibomber. Haj ---
**Author:** ![Aceospades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Aceospades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aceospades)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bomb-on-his-freakin-neck/236046/10 "2005-05-08T18:41:35Z")
I know this thread is a year over a year old, but damnit, I’m still curious. Did the authorities ever find out who was behind this? Are there any new updates? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bomb-on-his-freakin-neck/236046/11 "2005-05-08T18:46:57Z")
No, and I suspect there won’t be. Until the next time this guy tries putting a bobm around somebody’s neck. Or maybe the time after that. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bomb-on-his-freakin-neck/236046/12 "2005-05-08T20:30:01Z")
> [@Aceospades](#): > > I know this thread is a year over a year old, but damnit, I’m still curious. Did the authorities ever find out who was behind this? Are there any new updates? I have this one on my “Google News Alerts.” I use “pizza” and “Erie” for the search terms, so you can imagine the I get an update every day. Usually just who’s serving pizza and where. No substantive updates. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-bomb-on-his-freakin-neck/236046/13 "2005-05-08T20:56:10Z")
It _does_ seem like this thing dropped more completely and thoroughly from sight than usual. With all the initial publicity, somebody who knows had to brag. I would think so, anyway. Poor fuckin’ guy, eh? ☹ Peace, mangeorge