BOMBINGS Ep. 4 | “Mad Bomber, Part 2: Manhunt”

Infamous America

Black Barrel Media

True Crime, Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Over the course of five years in the early 1950s, George Metesky escalates a bombing campaign that is designed to hurt his former employer, Consolidated Edison. He writes letters to the press and he revels in the media attention, but he feels angry because no one seems to understand his cause. Soon, his bombs begin injuring innocent people, and the NYPD turns to a radical new tactic to stop him. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial. On YouTube, subscribe to INFAMOUS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit “Join” on the Legends YouTube homepage. For more details, please visit www.blackbarrelmedia.com. Our social media pages are: @blackbarrelmedia on Facebook and Instagram, and @bbarrelmedia on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:52.7	In that moment, he knew he had the wrong man in custody.
0:56.3	Frederick Eberhard was not the bomber. Throughout 1951, a man had been terrorizing New York
1:03.1	with intricate, homemade pipe bombs. The bombs had been placed in highly public settings,
1:09.4	like Grand Central Station and the Paramount Theater.
1:12.9	Several bombs had detonated, though fortunately no one had been injured or killed.
1:18.6	The mysterious bomber toyed with the police and the city. He left notes and letters and called
1:24.7	some of the locations ahead of time. In his diatribes, the bomber, who used
1:29.6	the initials FP, made it clear that the bombings were part of a bigger fight. He wanted vengeance
1:35.7	against Consolidated Edison, one of the oldest and largest energy companies in America, and the one
1:41.7	that powered most of New York. At the beginning of November, 1951, Captain Finney's team found their main suspect, Frederick
1:51.0	Eberhard, a disgruntled former employee of Con Ed.
1:55.0	Eberhard was arrested and sent to Bellevue Hospital for psychological evaluation.
2:00.0	But while Eberhard was locked away, the bomber struck again.
2:03.6	On November 28, a bomb went off near Union Square.
2:08.6	Shortly after the bombing, F.P. sent a letter to the Herald Tribune
2:12.6	that detailed the campaign against Consolidated Edison.
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