The Bishop
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The Bishop is the pseudonym of an American mail bomber who has sent several threatening letters and bombs to financial firms in the Midwestern United States from 2005 to the present. His identity is unknown, and the FBI is investigating the case. [1]
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[edit] Letters
Beginning in 2005 [2], threatening letters were sent to various financial institutions, demanding that certain stock prices be raised to $6.66 (the Biblical "Number of the Beast") [1]. The letters were signed by "The Bishop". The return addresses on the letters were from various cities in the Midwest. The sender set deadlines for the stock prices to be changed, and threatened to take action if the deadlines were not met. The companies the letters were sent to had no way of manipulating stock prices, and the deadlines passed with no action from the firms "The Bishop" contacted.
[edit] Bombs
In January, 2007, The Bishop mailed two pipe bombs to American Century Investments in Kansas City, and Loop Investment Firm in Chicago [3]. The bombs had vital parts missing, and are believed to have been meant as warnings. In February 2007, a bomb was mailed to Janus Capital Group Inc. in Denver and forwarded to that firm's mail center in Chicago. None of the bombs exploded or injured anyone. It is thought that The Bishop may send working bombs in the future, and he has been has been compared to the "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski[1].
[edit] Theories
Security analysts who have examined "The Bishop"'s modus operandi speculate that he may be emulating the 1972 Charles Bronson movie The Mechanic [4]. In the movie, Bronson portrays an assassin named "Arthur Bishop", who uses bombs to kill others. Bronson also leaves a note for an intended victim saying "Bang, you're dead" -- the same text was found in notes sent by "The Bishop" in his suspicious packages.
