Richard Reid
publication date: Thursday, May 14, 2015 (part of Spring 2015)
category: 
Terrorism
clue: Maybe he just really hates shoes.
explanation: Reid, often called the "Shoe Bomber," was detained while attempting to detonate a bomb hidden in his shoes during a flight in December 2001. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, and Mike Eberhart
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