The morning of September 13, 1989, started out as a typical day for the Bova family of Merrillville, Indiana. 43-year-old Joseph Bova readied for work while his wife, 46-year-old Sharon Bova, sat in the kitchen sipping her morning coffee. At approximately 6am, Joseph bid farewell to Sharon and exited the couple's modest home located at 6686 Massachusetts Avenue.
At 6:04am, Joseph climbed into his 1974 Ford pickup truck to head to a local diner to have breakfast with his brother before work. Seconds later, a violent explosion rattled the windows and doors of the usually quiet middle class neighborhood. Alarmed, Sharon went to investigate the sound, only to be met by a scene of utter chaos outside.
Debris covered the lawn and Josephβs Ford, now a misshapen mass of metal, sat smoking in the couples driveway. Sharon found her husband lying face down in the yard approximately 50 feet away from his vehicle, nearly completely dismembered and barely conscious. Sadly, at 6:40am, Joseph Bova was declared DOA at Methodist Hospital Southlake. His cause of death was listed as blood loss and severe trauma.
An intense investigation by agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms revealed that Josephβs death had been caused by a pipe bomb placed under the hood of his truck. The bomb, which was 2 inches in diameter and 8 inches long, was placed atop the transmission of the truck and then wired to the ignition. The explosion had been so powerful, it had reshaped the vehicle into a pyramid of wrecked steel, caving in the dash and blowing out the floor and windows. ATF agents called it βthe work of professionals.β
The search for both Josephβs killer and a motive for the murder began, however it was quickly learned that Joesph Bova had no known enemies. He had been employed as a financial secretary and part-time field representative for Laborers Local 81 in Valparaiso, Indiana since 1988. According to fellow employees, there was nothing controversial about him.
Joseph was described as a quiet family man, and a βhell of a friend and worker.β He didnβt drink or do drugs, and had no issues in his marriage. According to all who knew him, Joseph was exceedingly kind and caring, even going out of his way the previous winter to feed the stray cats that had gathered at the town's Steel mill.
An attempt to find a witness of any kind proved unsuccessful. To complicate matters even more, investigators learned that Joseph had ridden to work with a coworker the two p
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Did some research, apparently for f150s they can leak in the rear seals behind the back seats. How should I approach them tomorrow when I go back? Thanks in advance.
Edit: I returned the truck after the test drive and will keep looking!
Unfortunately the dark moon concert had to be cancelled after a truck bomb blew up causing significant damage to the mall and leaving at least 7 people dead, and at least 15 others injured
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I'm sure manufacturers will be able to devise many ways to determine if there is someone in the car.. willing or unwilling, as the case may be... however these might be defeated. I know initially the cost of these vehicles is going to be high, but further down the line they might even become commonplace. Self driving trucks are going to present another level of potential treat. (again see ISIS examples) So yeah. Just throwing it out there, because foreseeing a problem is the first step to possibly avoiding it.
Whilst it was initially thought that the second truck bomb in Mainz initially failed to detonate, authorities say that it was "strategically planned to detonate" just as first responders arrived on the scene in what is referred to as "a second wave of attacks".
Crews worked through the night to clean up the debris. As the next day dawns, engineers begin to inspect the building to determine what should be done. Also the full extent of the damage can be seen. Fortunately it looks like most of the blast went away from the building. Crews also found what looks to be the chaise of the truck. Forensics teams have moved it off to side and have begun preliminary analysis of it. The death toll has now risen to 9, as two of the people taken to the hospital succumb to their injuries over night.
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