Episode 374: Stalker Fan Sends Acid Bomb To Famous Singer, “Because if she’s ugly, then no one will want her”
This was probably the strangest call the Hollywood police received.
A foul stench coming from an apartment unit. A dead man is found with his head painted green and red. He didn’t even look human - he looked like he was wearing a mask.
But in front of him is a tripod set up - with a camera. Someone had filmed his death. In fact, someone had filmed 20 hours of this man losing his mind. His mental collapse.
20 hours of footage that shows him slowly losing touch with reality and start living fully in his fantasy world. His ultimate fantasy?
Send one of the most famous singers an acid bomb. Because if she’s ugly. Nobody will want her anymore. She will come crawling to him - her biggest fan.
VIDEOS
Bjork - Bangkok Airport Incident
Sources
Public court documents
Public archival footage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland
https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/iceland-population/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/bathing-culture-bjork-iceland-tourism
https://www.moderntimes.review/beyond-sensationalism/#google_vignette
https://archive.org/details/RicardoLopezVideoDiary
https://mega.nz/file/Z6pH3KKB#HGWF8oUzMnvsz7sAm-z-g4zTu7yA5EJh0pAkZhDRi6s
https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/09/19/a-race-against-insanity/
https://genius.com/Bjork-so-broken-lyrics
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/08/23/bjorks-saga
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21116-klinefelter-syndrome
https://www.reddit.com/r/LetsTalkMusic/comments/6o3hhk/why_is_bj%C3%B6rk_so_praised_for_her_singing/
https://sammysworld.org/bjorks-punk-surrealist-cult-of-personality/
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/lyrically-speaking-bjork-so-broken/
https://www.bjork.fr/For-Women,1396
https://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/bjork-interview/
https://www.icelandtours.is/blog/bjork-iceland/
https://thequeerness.com/2016/11/12/bjork-a-queer-icon/
https://www.thebeliever.net/an-interview-with-bjork/
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2009/05/bjork-and-dirty-projectors-at-housing-works-new-york
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bjork-stalker-acid-letterbomb-ricardo-lopez/
https://thegentlewoman.co.uk/library/bjork
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/bathing-culture-bjork-iceland-tourism
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