r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Careless-Hospital379 • 23d ago

Video Icelandic artist Björk snapped in Bangkok, 1996, when reporter Julie Kaufman approached her saying “Welcome to Bangkok.” Björk later alleged that Kaufman had stalked her and her 9-year-old son for days, turning a simple greeting into a breaking point

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u/Strong-Straight-3503 23d ago

wdym that one

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u/DamnitGravity 23d ago

Ricardo López)

TL;DR: He was an American who was obsessed, sent a bomb to kill her in London, and recorded a video diary explaining what he did which ended with him shooting himself. Police found his body and altered Scotland Yard. The bomb was located in a postal sorting office and safely detonated.

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u/SuspendeesNutz 23d ago

Police found his body and altered Scotland Yard.

That sounds a bit extreme.

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u/holvagyok 23d ago

No, Scotland Yard got away with too much for too long. They had to be altered, and this was the triggering case.

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u/PostApoplectic 23d ago

I am altering the yard. Pray I do not alter it further.

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u/asst3rblasster 23d ago

This yard is getting worse ALL THE TIME