Suspicious Letters SentTo At Least 6 Governors
December 8, 2008 by national
Filed under Homeland Security News
Suspicious letters containing powdery substances addressed to governors were intercepted in at least six states on Monday, but no injuries were immediately reported.
The letters were reported in Alabama, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana and Rhode Island. They disrupted state governments in a few of the states, forcing some evacuations and testing for workers who might have been exposed.
Preliminary tests found the powders sent to Alabama, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana and Rhode Island were not harmful. The Missouri letter never made it to state offices.
Alabama officials said the FBI was working with police agencies in each state to investigate the letters. An FBI spokeswoman in Washington referred questions about the investigation to the bureau’s offices in each state.
Alabama’s public safety director, Christopher Murphy, said “my gut is there may be more” letters still moving through the mail system.
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Throats Slashed – Five Men Found Dead In Birmingham Alabama Apartment
August 21, 2008 by national
Filed under Stories of Interest
Five men have been found dead, apparently with their throats cut, in an apartment in Birmingham Alabama.
Police told The Birmingham News they found the men just before 6pm Wednesday after being sent to the apartment for a welfare check.
Local news outlets reported their throats had been slashed but that could not be immediately confirmed.
Investigators hadn’t determined how long the men had been dead. Authorities were also still trying to identify them.
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Sheriff’s Department Capt. Ken Burchfield said investigators still were trying to complete positive identifications of all the victims, nearly a day after their bodies were discovered.
Officers went to the suburban Cahaba Lakes complex after receiving a call from someone who was unable to get in touch with a friend at the apartment. They initially had difficulty entering because the door was bolted, but found the bodies when they got in about 6 p.m. Wednesday.
