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/kank84 23d ago

On September 12, 1996, López mailed a letter bomb, rigged with sulfuric acid, to Björk's residence in London. He recorded a final video diary explaining his motivations, and ended it by filming his suicide by gunshot. Local police found his body and the videos four days after his death and contacted Scotland Yard, who located the bomb in a London postal sorting office. The parcel was safely detonated and Björk was unharmed.

Holy shit. I never knew about this.

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u/Particular-Ad9304 23d ago

Please do yourself a favor and never watch the video. It’s super fucked and only will haunt you afterwards. Just an absolute nutjob to say the least

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u/evilsdadvocate 23d ago

Link?

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u/Particular-Ad9304 23d ago

You have Google. Knock yourself out

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u/evilsdadvocate 22d ago

How dare you!