The Mad Bomber of New York (50 page)
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AUTHOR INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Telephone interview of New York City Bomb Squad detective William F. Schmitt (Retired), December 10, 2009.
Telephone interview of Horatio Tedesco, assistant manager of Brooklyn Paramount Theatre. June 23, 2009.
Telephone interview of John Israel, James A. Brussel's stepson. May 29, 2009.
Telephone interview of Judith Gutmann, James A. Brussel's stepdaughter. June 5, 2009.
Telephone interview of Franklyn Engel, Metesky's lawyer. February 9, 2010.
Telephone interview of Gene Ann Condon, Metesky's lawyer. February 9, 2010.
Telephone interview of Kristin Booth Glen, Metesky's lawyer. February 9, 2010.
Telephone interview of Terence F. O'Rourke, great-grandson of Bart J. O'Rourke. June 19, 2009.
Telephone interview of Dr. Arthur Zitrin, former director of psychiatric services at Bellevue Hospital. June 24, 2009.
Telephone interview with Bill Berkson, son of Seymour Berkson. December 15, 2009.
Email from Howard Teten to author dated July 8, 2009.
Email from Howard Teten to author dated July 9, 2009.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Greenburg is a practicing attorney and former member and editor of the Pepperdine Law Review. He is the author of the nonfiction book,
Peaches and Daddy, A Story of the Roaring 20s, the Birth of Tabloid Media, and the Courtship that Captured the Heart and Imagination of the American Public
. He lives in suburban Boston with his wife, Donna, and two boys, Corey and Jeffrey.
