Episode 542: Brian Wells: The Pizza Bomber
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On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the murder of Brian Wells, also known as the Pizza Bomber. This is a strange one. It involves an innocent pizza delivery man who is held at gunpoint as he delivers his pizza. A bomb is strapped around his neck, and he’s given directions to go on a scavenger hunt to keep the bomb from boing off.
One stop on the scavenger hunt? A little bank robbery using a shotgun made to look like a walking cane. Here, the cops catch Brian Wells, and the bomb goes off and kills him. But as the backstory unfolds, this turns into a tale of hardened life-time criminals, murders, a potential female serial killer, and bodies stored in freezers. Oh, and Brian Wells may have been in on it all along! Want to know more? Give this one a listen!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Wells
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https://www.goerie.com/news/20180828/brian-wells-participant-and-victim
https://www.goerie.com/news/20180828/15-years-later-where-are-pizza-bomber-characters-now