Bombers Used False IDs, Authorities Say
Two men charged in a wave of fatal bombings used false birth certificates to obtain Vermont driver’s licenses later used in buying dynamite, authorities said Friday.
Michael T. Stevens, 53, and Earl Figley, 56, were jailed on charges of transporting across state lines explosives that were used to kill.
Authorities say the pair sent bombs to relatives of Brenda Lazore Chevere, Stevens’ girlfriend. Stevens sought vengeance against the family because he thought they were to blame for troubles in his relationship with Chevere, law enforcement officials said.
Four of the six bombs went off across New York state within two hours Tuesday, killing Chevere’s mother, stepfather and sister. Two men who were not relatives also died in the blasts, and Chevere’s uncle was injured by an explosion.
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