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