Four bombs were discovered in Aspen, CO. Two were found in a Wells Fargo Bank and another nearby bank, Vectra Bank. The other two were discovered abandoned in an alley. A note was found that said there was a fifth bomb in a popular "watering hole". All of the bars were searched and no bomb was found. New Years Eve celebrators were forced to evacuate and abandon the festivities. The man accused was found dead in his Jeep. Notes were found with the bombs that said that many people would die if he wasn't paid $60,000. The attack was against the elitists that had taken over the town. James Chester Blanning, the accused, had grown up in the town and watched it change from a silver mining town to a place for the rich to hang out. Earlier in his life he had threatened to take his own life for a similar reason. Most people knew him to be pretty eccentric. 16 blocks were cleared around the area, and the bombs were detonated. People were allowed to return at 4 a.m.
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Now I'm not saying I agree with this threat, because I believe that people have every right to become as wealthy as they want, but it would be sad to see a loved town lost to these rich people. It takes away the feeling of home when its always being invaded by wealthy tourists who sometimes end up staying there to live. I think that the man must have second guessed his plan when he ditched the remaining two bombs in an alley. And it seems like he never really planned to set off the bombs because he left notes in them saying why he had placed them. And then he goes off and kills himself. He didn't seem to have very much confidence in his scheme, even though it was more to make a point than about the money. Some people who knew the man said that he couldn't adapt to the change, and that must have sparked his mistrust for the wealthy who were converting his hometown.
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