duchessofdeath: “ The Mad Bomber “ Over a span of 16 years, starting in 1951, an unknown man terrorized New York City. He would plant explosives in various public places like movie theaters, subway terminals, libraries, and buildings that were owned...
duchessofdeath:
The Mad Bomber
Over a span of 16 years, starting in 1951, an unknown man terrorized New York City. He would plant explosives in various public places like movie theaters, subway terminals, libraries, and buildings that were owned by the energy company Consolidated Edison.
Overall, the man who became known as ‘The Mad Bomber’, planted 33 bombs, 22 of which detonated, injuring 15 people. For each of the bombs, he would call the police or newspapers stating where a bomb was planted, but not give the exact location. This would cause chaos and frenzy as the police simultaneously evacuated civilians and searched for the bomb.
George Metesky was eventually arrested, and once in custody, he confessed to the crimes. Metesky was a former employee at Con Edison, who felt he had been treated unfairly.
Photographers were allowed to take pictures of the Mad Bomber in his jail cell in Waterby. The most famous picture, as seen above, was taken by New York Daily News photographer Judd Mehlman.