Bernhard Goetz
publication date: Saturday, March 19, 2005 (part of Round XXV)
category: Crime
clue: If you meet this guy in a darkened subway, whatever you do, don't try to rob him.
explanation: Goetz made headlines in 1984 when he shot four young men who tried to rob him on a subway train. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Denise Sawicki, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Aaron Fischer, Chris McKinnon, E. M., Christine Marie Doiron, Anthony Lewis, and Jeff Ball
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