Police in Austin say three package explosions in Texas’ capital city this month, two fatal, lead them to believe the incidents are related. A third explosion in which a package exploded at a residence appears to be connected to two other explosions in Austin, Texas, city Police Chief Brian Manley said. A 75-year-old woman was critically injured Monday and a 17-year-old male was injured in an earlier Monday blast. A March 2 blast killed a 39-year-old man. Asked if authorities think this is a serial bomber, the chief said they have not used that term yet. The explosion are powerful according to experts. Significant damage to the residents in which these devices have gone off have been seen, noting it does take a certain amount of knowledge to build a device with this much destructive power. The local police are being helped in their investigation by state and federal law enforcement officers and bureau’s. None of the packages have arrived at their destinations thru normal delivery channels, but seem to just appear at their victims home. As of yet no businesses have been attack. The chief noted that a spring concert has been planned and he advises all attending to be vigilant. If you see something say something. Between 1978 and 1995, Theodore John Kaczynski, also known as the “Unabomber” killed three people, and injured 23 others. After his arrest in 1996, a plea bargain was reached, under which he pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Kaczynski had been the target of the FBI’s longest and costliest investigation, lasting over 20 years. The victims in the first two package-bomb cases were African-American, authorities said, and officials have not ruled out the possibility that the targeted attacks may have been hate crimes.
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