The bizarre case of The Pizza Bomber

The bizarre case of The Pizza Bomber

Cheryl and Nikki Druce are kicking things off with an insane bomb plot full of twists and turns… the wacky but totally true story of The Pizza Bomber. It’s a warm afternoon in August, 2003. A phone call is made to Mama Mia’s Pizza in Eerie, Pennsylvania. The resident delivery guy, Brian Wells, heads off to deliver the two large sausage and pepperoni pizzas… never to return. But how did a pizza delivery turn into one of the wildest and most bizarre bomb plots in modern day history? Cheryl and Nikki are about to find out. Expect tales of the most sinister scavenger hunt since Saw, a man who happily stores a dead body but draws the line at an ice grinder, and LOTS of talk about pizza…

This episode contains graphic details of violence and death and is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

00:00 - Intro

02:12 - Nikki sets the scene

04:13 - Who was Brian Wells?

07:22 - Introducing Jessica Hoopsick

07:57 - The day of the bank heist

09:52 - The scavenger hunt rules

13:06 - Brian arrives at P.N.C Bank in Eerie, Pennsylvania

16:36 - Brian finds his next instructions at McDonalds

18:08 - The death of Brian Wells

22:18 - Introducing William Rothstein

27:57 - Bill’s love, Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong

30:40 - The FBI makes a profile

31:36 - Introducing Kenneth Barnes

33:58 - Kenneth spills the beans

35:22 - Marjorie can’t stop talking

37:00 - Brian Wells’ not so unassuming past

43:07 - The gang get sentenced

45:06 - Does Brian have a lovechild with Jessica?

46:33 - Outro

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If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:

The Samaritans helpline: 116 123

Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200

Refuge domestic abuse helpline: 0808 2000 247 (live chat is also available at https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Contact-us *times apply)

Safeline domestic abuse helpline: 01926 402 498

Safeline national male survivor helpline: 0808 800 5005

Sexual Assault Support Line: 01708 765200

Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000

The knowledge out there on this topic is vast, so if your interest is peaked by this episode, please take a look at our sources:

A Childlike Pizza Deliveryman at the Center of a Puzzling Crime - The New York Times

After Robbing a Bank Wearing a Bomb, a Pizza Guy Was Told to Go on a Scavenger Hunt to Save Himself

Death of Brian Wells - Wikipedia

The Bizarre Collar Bomb Bank Robbery

The Pizza Bomber Bank Robbery

The Pizza Bomber Heist | Tales From the Bottle

Unraveling The Mysteries Of The Pizza Bomber | WBUR

For Erie's Diehl-Armstrong, pizza bomber case is 'sad epitaph'

'Evil Genius' Director Trey Borzillieri Says Floyd Stockton Shouldn't Be Off the Hook

Pizza Bomber Timeline of Events

Evil Genius star says confession at the end of series is false

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