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Bookmark or Share- George Metesky | American Terrorist & Mad Bomber | BritannicaGeorge Metesky (born November 2, 1903, Connecticut, U.S.—died May 23, 1994, Waterbury, Connecticut) was an American terrorist known for having planted at least 33 bombs throughout New York City during the 1940s and ’50s. The 16-year hunt for the Mad Bomber was solved by using one of the first applications of criminal profiling.
- The "Mad Bomber" strikes in New York - HISTORYOn March 29, 1951, a homemade device explodes at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, startling commuters but injuring no one. In the next few months, five more bombs were found at landmark...
- George Metesky - WikipediaGeorge Peter Metesky (November 2, 1903 – May 23, 1994), better known as the Mad Bomber, was an American electrician and mechanic who terrorized New York City for 16 years in the 1940s and 1950s with explosives that he planted in theaters, terminals, libraries and offices.
- The Mad Bomber and the Birth of Criminal Profiling - MediumNearly 80 years ago, a mysterious “Mad Bomber” kept New Yorkers in a state of fear for over a decade. Oddly, his first attempt didn’t gain much attention. On Nov. 16, 1940, workers at a...
- Unmasking the Mad Bomber | SmithsonianShortly after lunch on a cold December morning in 1956, a trio of New York City detectives stepped out the back door of the copper-domed police headquarters looming like a dirty gray temple above...
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