Word: gunman
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...attempt by a Turkish terrorist to assassinate Pope John Paul II 19 months ago. Lagorio was one of four ministers who, in the space of ten hours, appeared in Rome's ornate, 17th century Parliament to accuse Bulgaria, and by implication the Soviet Union, of standing behind Gunman Mehmet Ali Agca's failed effort...
...Italy it is called la Pista Bulgara (the Bulgarian Trail), and at diplomatic receptions from London to Moscow the talk quickly turns to the Bulgarian Connection. Everyone in Europe, it seems, has become fascinated by an allegation that, if true, could profoundly undermine East-West relations: that a Turkish gunman's attempt to assassinate Pope John Paul II in Rome 19 months ago was masterminded by the Soviet Union, which was angered by the Pontiffs support of Poland's Solidarity Union. The trail, it is rumored, could lead as high as Soviet Leader and former KGB Chief Yuri...
...story shop in northwest Miami, opened fire with a shotgun, and killed eight workers and wounded three others. Then he calmly walked out the back door and, slinging his gun over his shoulder, climbed onto his bicycle and pedaled away. He did not get far. Investigators later found the gunman sprawled dead a few blocks away, his straw hat at his feet and his bike leaning haphazardly against a utility pole. Police identified the killer as Carl Brown, 51, a onetime high school teacher...
...civil rights criminal case. They relied heavily on three of Franklin's jailmates, who testified that he had boasted about the shooting. But because it was a civil rights case, the jury had to be convinced not only that Franklin, who is blind in one eye, was the gunman but that he had shot Jordan because he was black. Now both federal and state prosecutors consider the case effectively closed. Apparently they believe that Franklin did it, even if that cannot be proved to a jury. Despite last week's outcome, the former American Nazi has not seen...
...year ago, Sindona was charged with instigating Ambrosoli's murder, and an Italian American named William J. Arico, 46, was said to be one of the men who actually carried out the killing. Last month the FBI arrested Arico, who is reputed to be a hired Mafia gunman, in Philadelphia. Italy has asked for his extradition...