CHICAGO, March 10 (UPI) -- A mail-bomb suspect who calls himself "The Bishop" quoted John Milton's "Paradise Lost" in one of his notes, the U.S. Postal Service said.

"It is better to reign in hell than serve in heaven," the mail-bomb suspect wrote in a threatening note to an investment firm, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday.

Most of the communications have been threatening notes to investment firms, but the suspect also allegedly mailed two "functional but not set to detonate" letter bombs to firms in Denver and Kansas City, Mo., in January, postal investigator in Chicago said Friday.

Investigators released parts of letters sent by The Bishop since 2005 saying "Life is full of choices," and "Bang you're dead."

Authorities said they were going public with the investigation in the hope of a solid lead on the suspect. Many of the letters had Chicago area postmarks. A $100,000 has been offered.



He's like a super villain from a movie that spouts off a opus catchphrase before he attacks.

It's silly to think a media patron would turn his interests over and take revenge on the world like a main antagonist.

3/13/2007 7:19:03 PM

he can't be a bomber.

Where is the hood and aviator glasses?

3/13/2007 7:20:38 PM

What a delightfully well-read psychopath.

3/13/2007 7:21:33 PM

he'd be a sororitute, then

3/13/2007 7:21:55 PM

This is so 80s.

He should rename himself Al Bishop. Otherwise, he'll get no press.

3/13/2007 7:25:29 PM

Thats a generic white man if I've ever seen one.

3/13/2007 7:47:27 PM

i only send email bombs

you've got BOOOOOOMMM

3/13/2007 8:30:43 PM

how do they draw sketches of someone they have never seen?

3/13/2007 9:04:38 PM

how do they draw sketches of someone they have never seen?

3/14/2007 2:00:51 AM

3/14/2007 3:59:21 AM

how bad to you think satan pwns these people who think they're going to reign in hell when they show up.... i mean.. if there is a hell

3/14/2007 6:18:56 AM

Simple solution: Mark all such packages "Return to Sender"

3/14/2007 7:31:05 AM

arrest every middle age white guy NOW before they all go nuts

3/14/2007 7:36:42 AM

looks like Norm McDonald

3/14/2007 2:45:59 PM

Quote :

"how do they draw sketches of someone they have never seen?"

Either they found out where the packages were sent from and talked to witnesses around that area

OR

They assembled a psychological profile on the guy and made a guess

3/14/2007 2:49:42 PM

I THOUGHT THE WAR IN IRAQ WAS SUPPOSED TO END TERRORISM FOR GOOD?

3/14/2007 2:50:23 PM

Quote :

"Either they found out where the packages were sent from and talked to witnesses around that area (did some research and the pictures are worth a damn) OR They assembled a psychological profile on the guy and made a guess (made up a truck-load of BS)"

[Edited on March 14, 2007 at 3:10 PM. Reason : how about the DC sniper, anyone remember that crazy old white guy ]

3/14/2007 3:09:33 PM

this guy sounds completely unoriginal, just an idiot copycat. he'll probably get caught in a month.

3/15/2007 10:25:16 PM