Saturday, February 24, 2007

Engineer Acquitted in ’01 Toy Robot Bomb Killing

An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:

An engineer was acquitted Friday of taking part in a plot to mail a toy robot dog with a pipe bomb hidden inside that killed a college student, prosecutors said.

A jury found David Lin not guilty Friday in San Jose federal court of three felony charges connected to the 2001 killing. Meanwhile, Lin’s friend, who allegedly masterminded the bizarre murder plot to exact revenge on his estranged wife, is believed to have fled the country and remains at large.

Lin faced life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted of using an explosive device to commit a felony, using an explosive device causing death, and conspiracy.

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