Editors’ Blog - 2013
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04.23.13 | 9:24 am
Wow

AP twitter account hacked, posts FALSE report of Obama injured in bombing at White House

04.23.13 | 9:51 am
WTF Alert

Ok, a ricin attack against the President by a little-known Elvis impersonator wasn’t weird enough!

Kevin Curtis, the guy who was arrested last week, has now been released by federal authorities. And the FBI apparently believes his story that he was framed. More shortly.

04.23.13 | 10:47 am
Update on Ricin

It’s not uncommon for an accused criminal to claim they’ve been framed. After all, even the Tsarnaev’s parents are currently saying that. But in this bizarre ricin letter case, we not only have the claim. But it’s starting to seem like it’s true. Read More

04.23.13 | 11:25 am
“You’re kidding me. For what?”

Former GOP candidate who allegedly framed Elvis impersonator for ricin letters reacts to news of Elvis impersonator’s release.

Late Update: Former candidate now says his house is being searched by FBI.

04.23.13 | 12:49 pm
Wild and Amazing

Here’s a fascinating, chilling look at the mystery man who allegedly lured Tamerlan Tsarnaev into radicalism with Infowars.com and The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion and other entrails of the world of conspiracy theories.

04.23.13 | 2:03 pm
Charges Dropped In Ricin Case

Case dismissed against Mississippi man charged in ricin case. Watch presser now.

04.23.13 | 3:10 pm
Just Wow

So who would have thought the feel good story today would be this epic press conference when Elvis impersonator, “licensed reflexologist” (and so much more) Kevin Curtis spoke to the media after all charges were dropped against him in the ricin letters case. You gotta watch this. Read More

04.23.13 | 6:47 pm
Check This Out

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.

04.23.13 | 8:15 pm
Coda

One of the most outlandish twists in the Reddit-driven Boston bomber rumor mill was the claim that Bomber #2 was a man named Sunil Tripathi, a Brown University student who went missing in March and has been the focus of an extensive missing persons investigation as well as a far flung and desperate family social media campaign trying to find him. The rumor was hopping around the web on Thursday. Then during the all night chase and search early Friday morning it was claimed that his name and another were flagged as the suspects on the police scanner that night. Read More

04.24.13 | 4:43 am
Sword Wielding Mormon Bishop Run Off Stalker

“His eyes got as big as saucers and he kind of gasped and jumped back,” said swordsman Kent Hendrix after running off a man who’d been stalking a female neighbor. “He’s probably never had anyone draw a sword on him before.”