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In 1989 a Judge was Hit by a Parcel Bomb. Then an Expert Spotted Something

Tragedy Strikes

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It was a normal December afternoon when Judge Robert Vance unwrapped a package that had been delivered to his home in Mountain Brook, Alabama earlier that day. Sadly for Vance, this would be his final moments since unknown to him, the package contained a deadly pipe bomb. The blast would kill him instantly and seriously injure his wife. Thankfully she survived, but the terror from that day would rock the justice system for years to come.