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Did Secret Service Agent Kill JFK? New Documentary Explores the Questions
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A new documentary, “JFK: The Smoking Gun,” explores the theory that an under-qualified Secret Service agent delivered the shot that killed President John F. Kennedy, the Toronto reports. The documentary, which aired Sunday on Discovery, is based on the work of retired Australian police detective Colin McLaren, who said, “This is not…
LAX Gunman a “Pissed-Off Patriot” Who Wanted to Kill TSA Officers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The gunman behind the deadly rampage at Los International Airport planned to kill multiple TSA officers to “instill fear in your traitorous minds” when he unloaded his .223-caliber assault rifle, the Associated Press reports. Gunman Paul Ciancia, an unemployed motorcycle mechanic, is heavily sedated after he was shot several times. But he…
Michigan Man Says He’s Owed $25 Million Reward for Tip About Bin Laden’s Whereabouts
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Michigan man claims the FBI owes him $25 million because he provided a tip that led the U.S. to Osama bin Laden, Yahoo news reports. Tom Lee, 63, of Grand Rapids, said he deserved the reward for bin Laden’s capture because he told authorities in 2003 about the terrorist’s whereabouts. Yahoo…
Off-Duty FBI Agent Prompts Debate about Guns in Nebraska Schools
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An off-duty FBI agent’s decision to take a gun into an elementary school in Nebraska has prompted debate about addressing the state’s gun law, Omaha World-Herald reports. A parent at a Papillion elementary school spotted the gun and asked the school board to clarify the law on plainclothes officers carrying weapons. Nebraska…
Was President Obama’s Amusing Anecdote About a Mobster and FBI Director Comey Even True?
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Barack Obama had a very amusing anecdote several days ago when praising James Comey as his choice to head the FBI during Comey’s official installment at FBI headquarters. The only question is: Was it even true? Jerry Capeci, mob expert who runs the website Gang Land News, reported that the…
FBI, Other Feds Face Budget Cuts That Could Mean Fewer Personnel
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Budget cuts in 2014 could mean fewer FBI agents and other reductions to federal law enforcement agencies, CNN reports. “What we’re going to see is really tough decisions, really cutting into the bone of programs,” said Scott Klinger, director of revenue and spending policies at the Center for Effective Government, a budget…
FBI Reports ‘Solid New Leads’ in Mysterious 1966 Kidnapping of Chicago Baby
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The unsolved case of a baby stolen from his mother in Chicago nearly a half century ago is a nagging mystery to many. Now the FBI says it has “solid new leads” in the 1966 case, ABC News reports. The parents, Chester and Dora Fronczak, thought they found their son Paul in…
Fewer Law Enforcement Officers Killed in Line of Duty in 2012, FBI Reports
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Law enforcement is a dangerous job, but fewer police officers were killed in the line of duty last year, according to newly released FBI statistics. The bureau reported 95 cop-related deaths in 2012, compared to 125 a year earlier, Phoenix New Times reports. The officers included in the reports are “duly sworn…