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Bomber of Sterling Hall at University of Wisconsin was sentenced to prison 50 years ago

The FBI has released new photos of Leo Frederick Burt, 22 at the time and now in his 70s, who is wanted for his role in the 1970 bombing at the University of Wisconsin.

The suspect, Leo F. Burt, has evaded capture since the anti-Vietnam War bombing at the University of Wisconsin, which was considered the largest act of domestic terrorism at the time.

One former prosecutor called Leo Burt "Wisconsin's state ghost."

By Jonah Raskin | SONOMA COUNTY, California — As Austinites and their friends and comrades all across Texas know, the coasts, east and west, often get more media coverage than the heartland, and that part of the U.S. often described, unfortunately, as “fly over country.” Fly over it and much is missed. Dozens of books and films tell the story of Berkeley in the Sixties. Also, a great deal has been written about the many demonstrations that shook the nation’s capital to protest against ...

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