Seven years ago American pizza delivery man Brian Wells was killed when a collar bomb tied around his neck blew up after he had carried out a robbery. On Monday, Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, 61, was convicted over his death, but the truth about Mr Wells' own involvement remains elusive.
Cameras from a local TV station were rolling on 28 August 2003, as the 46-year-old pizza delivery man pleaded for help from police bomb squad officers.
Mr Wells, armed with a peculiar gun shaped like a walking stick, had just robbed a bank in Erie, Pennsylvania and was surrounded by police officers.
He was wearing a collar device around his neck, which he insisted was a bomb that was about to detonate.
The police have been criticised by his family for the amount of time it took them to call in a bomb squad team.
When they arrived, the collar bomb exploded before they could dismantle it. Mr Wells was killed instantly.
Fortunately WJET-TV, a local ABC affiliate, was not carrying the incident live on television at the time, although video clips of the incident have since been posted on the internet.
But ever since Mr Wells died, detectives, lawyers, friends and relatives of have been trying to piece together the events of that day to find out what really happened.
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Cameras from a local TV station were rolling on 28 August 2003, as the 46-year-old pizza delivery man pleaded for help from police bomb squad officers.
Mr Wells, armed with a peculiar gun shaped like a walking stick, had just robbed a bank in Erie, Pennsylvania and was surrounded by police officers.
He was wearing a collar device around his neck, which he insisted was a bomb that was about to detonate.
The police have been criticised by his family for the amount of time it took them to call in a bomb squad team.
When they arrived, the collar bomb exploded before they could dismantle it. Mr Wells was killed instantly.
Fortunately WJET-TV, a local ABC affiliate, was not carrying the incident live on television at the time, although video clips of the incident have since been posted on the internet.
But ever since Mr Wells died, detectives, lawyers, friends and relatives of have been trying to piece together the events of that day to find out what really happened.
Rest of article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11098058
