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Virginia Car Explosion
Federal investigators joined police and fire officials in an effort to examine why the trunk of a white BMW exploded into flames Tuesday morning.
Mrs Turton had served as chief of staff to veteran Democratic legislator Rosa DeLauro before moving on to her current position as Washington-based lobbyist for utility giant Progress Energy.
Power couple: The mother-of-three is the wife of Dan Turton, the White House's deputy director of legislative affairs - he works closely with President Obama.
Originally posted by getreadyalready
reply to post by Vitruvian
The "why" is not so important as the "who." Who was the owner/victim of this explosion? The article said police have refused to identify the victim, but surely any reporter could identify the victim by address and license plate number. Why are they not reporting on it? If this has another political, lobbyist, or major governmental contract affiliation, then it is an obvious organized effort.The press needs to do a better job of reporting these things.
Are there any photos or an address listed anywhere?
Originally posted by getreadyalready
reply to post by Vitruvian
I see the address now, thanks!. Nice pic, that was a major explosion, it would have definitely killed someone had they been in the car. Premature explosion? They are still calling the Turton one a "crash incident" and fire. That is pure fiction, there is no way bumping a garage door creates a flash fire that is impossible to escape. That one is surely a coverup, now this newest one will probably be called a prank, or an electrical malfunction.
Someone or some group is knocking off key political players.edit on 16-1-2011 by getreadyalready because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Libertygal
reply to post by getreadyalready
Yep, I am having to agree. The second one looks like a cover for the first one. What you could call the "real" one. The best way to not draw attention to an incident is to have more than one incident. That way it gets shoeboxed with the other incidents and filed away as a malfunction or something innocuous.
Curious to see, if it ever comes oiut, what amount of life insurance she had.edit on 16-1-2011 by Libertygal because: speeling :]
Originally posted by getreadyalready
reply to post by Libertygal
Yes, Turton was the first one, the current article doesn't list a victim or owner yet.
There have been many other interesting political murders over the past month as well.
UPDATE:
The trunk of an unoccupied BMW that exploded in Arlington Tuesday morning appears to accidental, Crime Scene reports.
Fire investigators are still looking into the incident, said Lt. Ed Hughes, a spokesman for the Arlington fire department. But Hughes said the explosion appears to have been caused by a tank of acetylene that had been stored in the trunk.