Join us this week to hear the tale of the Erie Collar Bomber. Loren is bringing you a true crime full of twists, turns, and an evil mastermind who thought a little too highly of themself. This one will keep you on your toes- can you guess who was behind it all?

At 2:28 pm on August 28, 2003, a middle-aged pizza deliveryman named Brian Wells walked into a PNC Bank in Erie, Pennsylvania. He had a short cane in his right hand and a strange bulge under the collar of his T-shirt. He handed the teller a note demanding money and revealed that he had a bomb-like device strapped around his neck.

Sent on a clue hunt through the city, police swiftly hit a dead end in the strange scavenger hunt. A month later, events took another bizarre turn with a seemingly unrelated phone call from Bill Rothstein.  "At 8645 Peach Street, in the garage, there is a frozen body," he told the police dispatcher, referring to his own address. "It's in the freezer."

How on earth could these two events be related? You'll have to listen to find out...

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Sources:

Wired.com - The Incredible True Story of the Collar Bomb Heist

Wikipedia - Death of Brian Wells

Mcall.com - Woman serving life in Pa. collar bomb robbery dies in prison