TV & VIDEO - Dec. 21, 1990
Informant Bombed: The mobile home of a man who appeared on “60 Minutes” to expose odometer tampering by used car dealers was apparently firebombed while he was away, authorities said. No one was hurt. The explosion and fire early Wednesday destroyed the home of Charles Vance, a construction company owner and former used car dealer who went to CBS along with a business partner with allegations of fraud by Houston wholesalers. Vance told authorities he had been getting death threats even before the story aired Dec. 9.
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