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Ricin letter -- arrest made per CNN. (Original Post) Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2013 OP
Kenneth Curtis from Tupelo Mississippi..apparently he writes lots of angry letters to congresspeople Electric Monk Apr 2013 #1
And.... Tx4obama Apr 2013 #2
Well, well...good nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #3
Or possibly, not! Marr Apr 2013 #4
I started to post - Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2013 #5
Based on a tip posted on DU, they arrested... Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #6
Elvis? GeorgeGist Apr 2013 #7
I'm sure he's "dark-skinned", right? liberalmuse Apr 2013 #8
Great Train Robbery Solved. Arrests made per CNN! ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2013 #9
 

Electric Monk

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1. Kenneth Curtis from Tupelo Mississippi..apparently he writes lots of angry letters to congresspeople
Wed Apr 17, 2013, 07:38 PM
Apr 2013
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014457571

Source: NBC

Federal agents on Wednesday arrested a suspect in the mailing of letters to President Barack Obama and a U.S. senator that initially tested positive for the poison ricin. The suspect was identified as Kenneth Curtis of Tupelo, Miss., federal officials told NBC News.

Both letters carried an identical closing statement, according to an FBI bulletin obtained by NBC News on Wednesday. According to the FBI bulletin, both letters, postmarked April 8, 2013 out of Memphis, Tenn., included an identical phrase, "to see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance."

In addition, both letters are signed: "I am KC and I approve this message." The letter to Obama was intercepted at an off-site White House mail facility and was being tested further, the FBI said. A federal law enforcement official said that the letter was “very similar” to one addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.

Two federal officials said late Wednesday that an initial laboratory test on the material in the letters was inconclusive. The test shows some level of ricin, they said, but the potency is uncertain. They cannot tell whether the material is actually harmful or not. So more tests have been ordered.

Read more: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/17/17794663-feds-arrest-suspect-in-ricin-positive-letters-sent-to-obama-senator?lite
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