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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 01:41 PM Apr 2018

Agents find 'explosives laboratory' at Wisconsin apartment

Source: Associated Press



Associated Press APRIL 5, 2018 — 12:16PM

BEAVER DAM, Wis. — Court records say a state Department of Justice agent found an "explosives laboratory" and white supremacist literature while investigating a fatal explosion at a Wisconsin apartment building.

State investigator Kevin Heimerl says he found 13 jars of the explosive triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, in the Beaver Dam home, along with bomb-making instructions. WKOW-TV reports Heimerl says containers labeled TATP were also found in an apartment garage.

The explosion last month killed 28-year-old Benjamin Morrow, who lived in the apartment. Authorities say they also found white supremacist literature in the bedroom. It is not clear if Morrow identified as a white supremacist.

TATP can explode if subjected to heat, friction, static electricity or shock. Authorities were forced to burn down the apartment building because the chemicals were too volatile to remove.

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Read more: http://www.startribune.com/homemade-explosives-lab-found-at-beaver-dam-apartment/478883243/

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Agents find 'explosives laboratory' at Wisconsin apartment (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2018 OP
What do the authorities plan to do... jmowreader Apr 2018 #1
most of their stuff burned, but the investigation team did pick up pansypoo53219 Apr 2018 #11
Skimpy newspaper article. Is there more local info? irisblue Apr 2018 #2
So glad this was a white male (only photo I could find looked like an HS Senior pic) Scalded Nun Apr 2018 #3
The T word needs to come into the conversation WhiteTara Apr 2018 #7
The other T word too: Trump-empowered white racists. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #12
++++++++++++++++++++ Agree iluvtennis Apr 2018 #13
Yet we don't hear a word about it..... SergeStorms Apr 2018 #24
Terrorists? mountain grammy Apr 2018 #4
C'mon the guy wasnt racist. The white supremacist John Fante Apr 2018 #5
And he wisely took up a hobbly to occupy his mind. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #21
So what will Gov Walker do? usaf-vet Apr 2018 #6
Mexico is A THREAT !!! vkkv Apr 2018 #8
It's a good thing white males can't be terrorists IronLionZion Apr 2018 #9
More info here... KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2018 #10
Another white Christian male terrorist AllyCat Apr 2018 #17
The irony. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2018 #20
thanks for this article, it has more context. irisblue Apr 2018 #19
K&R for max exposure. n/t Tom Rinaldo Apr 2018 #14
If the guy blew himself up DFW Apr 2018 #15
but white supremacists barbtries Apr 2018 #16
Same explosive as the Brussels and Manchester bombings. NutmegYankee Apr 2018 #18
More of Trump's very fine people at work. Initech Apr 2018 #22
Glad he offed himself before he could kill others. Probably intended to go to Milwaukee and kill lunasun Apr 2018 #23
More proof of "white supremacy". raven mad Apr 2018 #25

jmowreader

(53,262 posts)
1. What do the authorities plan to do...
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 01:47 PM
Apr 2018

...to help the people they rendered homeless? Hopefully they at least helped them get their possessions out first.

pansypoo53219

(23,099 posts)
11. most of their stuff burned, but the investigation team did pick up
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 03:15 PM
Apr 2018

heirlooms & some other stuff people asked for. no pets died either.

Scalded Nun

(1,712 posts)
3. So glad this was a white male (only photo I could find looked like an HS Senior pic)
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 02:01 PM
Apr 2018

I was worried that the 'T' word might creep into the conversation

WhiteTara

(31,261 posts)
7. The T word needs to come into the conversation
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 02:25 PM
Apr 2018

White male terrorism is a very big problem in the country.

SergeStorms

(20,680 posts)
24. Yet we don't hear a word about it.....
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 08:26 PM
Apr 2018

in the national media. MS-13, check. Bloods, check. Latin Kings, check. Crips, check. White gangs? ...crickets chirping...


John Fante

(3,479 posts)
5. C'mon the guy wasnt racist. The white supremacist
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 02:14 PM
Apr 2018

literature was just something he read to calm his economic anxiety.

usaf-vet

(7,826 posts)
6. So what will Gov Walker do?
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 02:15 PM
Apr 2018

Oh right nothing. Not one of his big donors who get preferential care.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,793 posts)
10. More info here...
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 02:51 PM
Apr 2018

Link: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2018/04/05/man-who-died-beaver-dam-apartment-explosion-had-white-supremacist-literature/489226002/

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Benjamin D. Morrow, 28, of Beaver Dam, was killed when his unit in Village Glen Apartments' building 109 exploded on March 5. There were no other injuries or deaths.
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Agents also found at least three long guns, two handguns, more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition, a ballistic helmet and vest, and masks, the warrant says. Agents also found literature concerning white supremacist groups but the warrant does not provide details about the groups or other specifics.
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Morrow previously worked as a scientist at PPD Inc. in Madison, a research company specializing in drug development, from 2014 until last year.

Morrow went to Pensacola Christian College in Florida, graduating in 2013 with a degree in pre-pharmacy and minors in chemistry and math.
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KY_EnviroGuy

(14,793 posts)
20. The irony.
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 05:07 PM
Apr 2018

I'm sure the residents in that area have been terrorized by this event, and are probably now watching their neighbors with a suspicious eye.

But, this guy will probably never have the label terrorist attached to him. If he was dark skinned, an immigrant, a Muslim or even atheist, he would have terrorist on his gravestone.

DFW

(60,311 posts)
15. If the guy blew himself up
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 04:34 PM
Apr 2018

I should think his minor in chemistry might be demoted posthumously.

Maybe this was Scott Walker's last resort if the courts left him no choice about how to deal with them in complying with their rulings against his election fraud.

barbtries

(31,319 posts)
16. but white supremacists
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 04:36 PM
Apr 2018

are very fine people...we must never call them terrorists.

based on this it looks as if Justice came after him before he had a chance to fulfill his plan.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
23. Glad he offed himself before he could kill others. Probably intended to go to Milwaukee and kill
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 05:44 PM
Apr 2018

It's about an hour NW of the city or maybe Madison an hour SW.

raven mad

(4,940 posts)
25. More proof of "white supremacy".
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 08:34 PM
Apr 2018

Blow your own ass up not giving a crap about the other folks living there. I wonder if the neighbors will now be candidates for the local homeless shelter.
I despise assholes like this "supreme" one.

Really MAGA'd this one, didn't you, Benny boy?

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