Monday, July 28, 2014

Speedway Bombings of 1978: Introduction

On September 1 through September 6, Brett Kimberlin set off several bombs in his hometown of Speedway, a suburb of Indianapolis.

On this blog, I write about some of the history surrounding these strange events, and what lessons remain.

I aim to build an easy reference guide to the facts I find most key. No longer should people have to plow through a hundred google results to learn some basic early background information.

Some of the entries around here will be FAQs concerning really quite obvious and well established issues. But since ... certain people ... have tried to muddy the waters, it will be convenient to have a straightforward listing of the basic facts and an explanation of how we can know each.

Except where specifically noted, the source I use for the facts about the Speedway incident are from Citizen K by Mark Singer, Brett's authorized biography. In a few other cases, I use newspaper or court document sources, and these will be pointed out.

I hope you enjoy.