Although the 48-day manhunt for suspected murderer Eric Frein came to a close last month, new charges against the fugitive were just released last week. The charges, two counts of terrorism, were derived from a letter that Frein allegedly wrote to his parents last year, and which he edited as recently as October of this year. Frein is charged with attacking two Pennsylvania State Troopers at the Blooming Grove barracks this past September. One trooper was killed and the other was wounded in the sniper attack. Accordingly, Frein is also charged with, among other things, first degree murder and attempted murder. Based on the response to the charges in various media outlets, adding the two counts of terrorism to Frein’s list of charges may seem counterintuitive. This new development certainly raises a number of questions: What is required for an individual to be charged with terrorism and how does Frein’s letter relate to these charges? What other domestic terrorists can Frein be compared to?
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014
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