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Triano died in an explosion in the Catalina Foothills after his wife, Pamela Phillips, hired a hitman to plant a pipe bomb in his Lincoln Town Car.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Residents in the Colorado community of Nederland sheltered in place for most of the day after a possible pipe bomb was found by a man walking his dog on Sunday morning.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Police are investigating after an apparent pipe bomb was located in a vacant apartment in Hartford on Wednesday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
An apparent pipe bomb was found at a home in southern Brooklyn on Wednesday, police sources said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, a pipe bomb concealed in a backpack detonated at Centennial Olympic Park, killing one person and injuring many others.
—Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
The case has drawn intense scrutiny in part because the pipe bomb investigation remained unsolved for nearly five years, fueling speculation and conspiracy theories.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
The pipe bomb report — ultimately determined to be false — was not the first time police were called out to Goode's home on a bogus tip.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
Bongino has continued to focus on the pipe bomb case since arriving at the FBI, sources told CNN.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Residents in the Colorado community of Nederland sheltered in place for most of the day after a possible pipe bomb was found by a man walking his dog on Sunday morning.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Police are investigating after an apparent pipe bomb was located in a vacant apartment in Hartford on Wednesday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
An apparent pipe bomb was found at a home in southern Brooklyn on Wednesday, police sources said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, a pipe bomb concealed in a backpack detonated at Centennial Olympic Park, killing one person and injuring many others.
—Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
The case has drawn intense scrutiny in part because the pipe bomb investigation remained unsolved for nearly five years, fueling speculation and conspiracy theories.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
The pipe bomb report — ultimately determined to be false — was not the first time police were called out to Goode's home on a bogus tip.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
Bongino has continued to focus on the pipe bomb case since arriving at the FBI, sources told CNN.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Pipe bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20bomb. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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