Barbara Joan March

Barbara (Bonnie) Joan March (born October 10, 1945[1]) is an American criminal from Connecticut, United States of America who is currently imprisoned for 'Mailing Injurious Articles' to fourteen United States government officials.

Barbara Joan March
Born (1945-10-10) October 10, 1945
Criminal statusIn prison
Conviction(s)Mailing injurious articles
Criminal penalty15 years' imprisonmen

In April 2005, she sent several food items, including baked goods and candy, to the fourteen officials. Each item was laced with a lethal dose of warfarin (rat poison). Each package included a typewritten note that threatened the recipient with being poisoned, and had the return address of people she had a grudge against, such as former co-workers and classmates.

The items were sent to the:

An investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation resulted, led by Special Agent Monica M. Patton. After initial testing of evidence and investigation of the people named as the senders of the packages, a pattern emerged linking March to the items. March's home was searched, leading to the discovery of documents and sufficient evidence to lead to an arrest and charges.[2]

At the time of her arrest on June 24, 2005, March was living in a rented room at a Bridgeport, Connecticut homeless shelter.[3]

March had previously been convicted in 1985 of attempting to poison several relatives with wine.[4]

On March 1, 2006, March plead guilty to 14 counts of mailing injurious articles. On October 11, 2006, she was sentenced to serve fifteen years, and is currently serving her time at FCI Danbury, with a projected release date of July 19, 2018.

References

  1. Bohn, Kevin (2006-11-17). "O'Connor details half-baked attempt to kill Supreme Court". CNN.com. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  2. "Supreme Justice? The Case of the Poisoned Cookies". FBI. 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  3. "FBI: Woman mailed rat poison to justices". Chicago Tribune. 2005-07-03. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  4. "Metro Briefing | Connecticut: Washington: Woman Admits Sending Poison To Justices". The New York Times. 2006-03-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
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