Ricin Letters

About a week ago, ricin-laced letters were sent to President Obama, Senator Roger Wicker, and Judge Sadie Holland. Ricin is a highly toxic protein, that when a small dose is inhaled, can kill an adult human. Paul Kevin Curtis was the first suspect of the crime against the President. Kevin Curtis was on an one-man campaign for over a decade to expose the "illicit organ harvesting scheme" at a Tupelo hospital. The poisoned letters were signed "I am KC and I approve of this message." The signature led to the investigation of Curtis. After a thorough search of Kevin Curtis and his ex-wife's house, there was no sufficient evidence linking Curtis to the crime. With the lack of evidence, all charges against him were dropped by federal investigators. Curtis's family and his brother (Jack) did not immediately think that the charges against Kevin Curtis were false, due to Curtis's history of mental illness. However, they knew something was wrong when informed that a poisoned letter was sent from him to Obama. "Somebody messed up because he likes Obama," said Jack. It was then that the family suspected that Kevin Curtis was framed. Jack told the authorities to take a look at Everett Dutschke (a former employee of his that had an "antagonist" relationship with Kevin Curtis). On Tuesday and Wednesday, Dutschke's home and his former school was searched. Evidence was recovered that connected Dutschke to the contaminated letters. After careful inspection, it was concluded that the letters were in fact forged to mimic Curtis's handwriting, and the usage of his slogan sealed the deal. Everett Dutschke was arrested Saturday morning at his home. He was then turned over to the U.S. marshals. He is currently facing charges of the possession, development, and stockpiling of a biological toxin, and a delivery system to use a weapon. If convicted, Everett Dutschke can serve a life sentence in federal prison. For further reading on this topic, see Contaminated Letters.