{"id":2012382,"date":"2023-08-25T17:56:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T21:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pizza-bomber-20-years-later-one-big-question-remains-unanswered\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T17:59:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T21:59:47","slug":"pizza-bomber-20-years-later-one-big-question-remains-unanswered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pizza-bomber-20-years-later-one-big-question-remains-unanswered\/","title":{"rendered":"Pizza Bomber: 20 Years Later, One Mystery Remains"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpizza-bomber-20-years-later-one-big-question-remains-unanswered%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2012382&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Pizza Bomb Heist: A Twisted Tale\u200c of Mystery and Betrayal<\/h2>\n<p>On August 28, 2003, the\u200d quiet town of Erie, Pennsylvania, was shaken to its core \u200dby a \u2064bizarre and tragic event. Brian Wells, \u200da\u2062 46-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-pizza-man-tees-up-a-special-delivery-for-two-alleged-carjackers\/\" title=\"Pizza delivery man takes matters into his own hands, foiling carjacking attempt.\">pizza delivery man<\/a>,\u200b walked into a PNC bank with a \u200cshocking device strapped \u2064around his neck. Little did anyone know, \u2062this \u2062would be\u2062 the beginning\u200c of a twisted tale of \u2064mystery and betrayal.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Why isn&#8217;t anybody trying to get\u2063 this thing off me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As \u2062Wells waited for the demanded $250,000, he nonchalantly grabbed a lollipop and leaned on a seemingly harmless cane. Unbeknownst\u2062 to the bank employees, the cane was actually a disguised gun. Despite only \u2064managing to escape with\u200b less than $9,000, Wells appeared calm and unafraid \u2063as he left the bank swinging the cane.<\/p>\n<p>Outside, Wells desperately tried to follow instructions to remove the collar, which he \u2062claimed was wired to a bomb. However, his attempts were cut short when police swiftly surrounded him and placed him in handcuffs.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We have reason to believe that at some point he was coerced, that it was placed on his\u2062 neck by another individual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While sitting on the pavement, Wells pleaded with the police officers for help. The tension escalated\u200c as a beeping sound \u200bemanated from the collar, and\u2063 moments later, the bomb detonated, tragically ending Wells&#8217; life.<\/p>\n<p>The shocking images of that fateful day continue to haunt us, but one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-conservatives-cant-get-good-laws-how-can-they-run-an-article-v-convention\/\" title=\"If Conservatives Can\u2019t Get Good Laws, How Can They Run An Article V Convention?\">question remains unanswered<\/a>: Why was no one held responsible for Wells&#8217; death?<\/p>\n<h3>A \u2062Co-Conspirator or an Innocent Victim?<\/h3>\n<p>The authorities maintain that Wells was a co-conspirator in the plot, but the evidence supporting this claim is shaky at best. Wells&#8217; family vehemently denies his involvement, insisting \u200bthat he \u2062could not have been part of such a sinister plan.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main witnesses who implicated Wells was Kenneth \u200bBarnes, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pizza-bomber-20-years-later-one-big-question-remains-unanswered\/\" title=\"Pizza Bomber: 20 Years Later, One Mystery Remains\">convicted \u2062crack dealer \u2062seeking<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devastated-and-disgusted-dad-speaks-out-after-men-arrested-for-fatally-beating-ohio-teen-avoid-murder-charges\/\" title=\"\u2018Devastated And Disgusted\u2019: Dad Speaks Out After Men Arrested For Fatally Beating Ohio Teen Avoid Murder Charges\">avoid murder charges<\/a>. Barnes had \u2064every reason to lie about Wells&#8217; involvement, \u2063as it\u200c would protect him and his co-conspirators from facing the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the FBI stated that even if Wells had \u200bsome involvement, it was limited to \u200bthe early planning stages, and\u2062 he never\u2064 willingly agreed to wear the bomb collar that \u2062ultimately caused \u200bhis \u200cdemise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;They screwed up big time.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite these doubts, the authorities \u200bcontinue to consider Wells a co-conspirator. His sister, Jean Heid, passionately argues that her brother\u200c was innocent and blames the \u2062officers present\u2064 for his tragic fate. She believes they failed to help\u200d an innocent man \u2062in their custody.<\/p>\n<p>The case against Wells becomes even more questionable\u2063 when considering his connection to Jessica Hoopsick, a prostitute who knew one of the co-conspirators. Hoopsick admitted to setting Wells up\u2062 for the crime\u200d but maintained that he had no knowledge of the robbery plans.<\/p>\n<p>With so many uncertainties surrounding\u2064 Wells&#8217; involvement, it is \u2063perplexing that no further investigations have been conducted to uncover the truth.<\/p>\n<h3>A Web of Intrigue Unraveled<\/h3>\n<p>While Wells&#8217; role \u200din the plot\u2064 remains disputed, there is no \u2062doubt about the involvement\u2064 of\u2062 Kenneth Barnes, Floyd Stockton, \u200dWilliam Rothstein, and Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation\u2063 took a\u2063 dramatic turn when Rothstein, a self-proclaimed \u2063genius,\u200d reported a dead body in his\u200b garage. \u2063This revelation led the police to uncover the connection between Rothstein,\u200c Diehl-Armstrong, and the\u2063 payphone \u200dused to order the pizza that initiated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/s-f-police-cut-radical-d-a-out-of-investigations-of-officer-involved-shootings-2\/\" title=\"S.F. Police Cut Radical D.A. Out of Investigations of Officer-involved Shootings\">bank heist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Diehl-Armstrong, a \u2063troubled former valedictorian, was charged \u2062with killing her boyfriend, James Roden, \u2063and\u2063 was \u200clater implicated\u200c in the bomb plot. Despite providing some information \u200babout the Wells case, her statements were often contradictory, leaving investigators uncertain about her level\u2063 of involvement.<\/p>\n<p>As the pieces of the \u2062puzzle fell into place, it\u2062 became clear that Rothstein had built the bomb and obtained some components from Diehl-Armstrong. However,\u2063 he passed away before \u2064facing charges.<\/p>\n<p>Diehl-Armstrong was convicted of the \u200dbomb plot and sentenced to\u2064 life in prison. She died\u200b behind bars in 2017, leaving many unanswered questions in her wake.<\/p>\n<p>With the passing\u2063 of Barnes, Stockton, and Rothstein, the \u200bfull truth may\u2062 never\u200b be known. The pizza bomb heist remains\u2062 a chilling reminder of \u200bthe depths of human depravity and the enduring\u2064 mysteries that can haunt a\u200d community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 28, 2003, Brian Wells, a 46-year-old pizza delivery man, entered an Erie, Pennsylvania PNC bank wearing a large metal collar under his T-shirt. He handed the teller a lengthy note, demanding $250,000. While waiting for the cash, he casually took a lollipop from a nearby counter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":2012383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2012382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2012382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2012383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2012382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2012382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2012382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}