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James E. Dutschke stands in the steet near his home in Tupelo, Miss., and waits for the FBI to arrive and search his home Tuesday April 23, 2013 in connection with the recent ricin letters sent to President Barack Ob... James E. Dutschke stands in the steet near his home in Tupelo, Miss., and waits for the FBI to arrive and search his home Tuesday April 23, 2013 in connection with the recent ricin letters sent to President Barack Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker. (AP Photo/Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Thomas Wells) MORE LESS
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We’ve just published a first profile of the guy now at the center of the Ricin letter case, after Elvis impersonator Paul Kevin Curtis was released from prison with all charges dropped. His name is Everett Dutschke, failed GOP candidate, taekwondo instructor, bluesman and insurance agent. He’s also currently facing child molestation charges. Curtis’s lawyer says Dutschke tried to frame her client. And while they were announcing Curtis’ release this afternoon, police were searching Dutschke’s home. Get the whole story here.

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