Ricardo López (stalker) - An obsessed fan who mailed Björk a letter bomb, recorded video diaries explaining his motivations, then filmed himself committing suicide. (en.wikipedia.org)

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On September 12, 1996, López mailed a letter bomb rigged with sulfuric acid to Björk's residence in London, then returned home, recorded a final video diary explaining his motivations, and ended it filming his suicide by gunshot. Hollywood police found his body and the videos four days after his death; they contacted the Metropolitan Police, who intercepted the package. Björk was unharmed.

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[-] CoachDom@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago

Probably just a normal course of action in a case like this. I don't think police will bother if you die of natural causes in your 90s or if you die in a car crash :D

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