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Man Says Ricin Belonged to His Brother
AP ^ | Mar 17, 2008

Posted on 03/17/2008 4:58:37 PM PDT by John Jorsett

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The man at the center of a ricin scare at a Las Vegas motel says he never had any intention of hurting anyone with the deadly biological agent, his brother told The Associated Press.

Roger Bergendorff, who finally regained consciousness last week after almost a month of hospitalization, possessed the ricin powder found in his motel room in February and believes he was contaminated by it, said Erich Bergendorff, who talked to his brother on the phone Sunday.

"He just confirmed that it was not intended for anybody," Erich Bergendorff said in a telephone interview from his home north of San Diego in Escondido. "It was something that would be used for his own purposes, for self-defense."

Roger Bergendorff, 57, was upgraded from critical to fair condition Monday at Spring Valley Medical Center.

Erich Bergendorff said his brother was cooperating with investigators who questioned him at the hospital Friday. Las Vegas police referred questions to the FBI, which declined to comment Monday.

Erich Bergendorff said Sunday's conversation was his first with Roger since he regained consciousness. He said his brother told him the ricin powder was easy to make but wasn't clear on whether he or someone else made it.

"He did talk as though he just had it there; he was almost kind of casual about it," Erich Bergendorff said. "... He did mention the ricin and seemed to say something like, 'Gee, it sure worked on me.'"

Ricin can be lethal in amounts the size of the head of a pin. It has no antidote and is legal only for cancer research.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: bergendorff; lasvegas; putthatmoronaway; ricin; rogerbergendorff; vonbergendorff; wackjobalert
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Mira—ricin beans!
How about...
Ricin Roni


21 posted on 03/17/2008 5:24:56 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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To: John Jorsett

Baloney!!!


22 posted on 03/17/2008 5:32:31 PM PDT by pointsal
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To: Psycho_Bunny

They aren’t retards they are liars. We are being lied to. They know damn well that this guy intended mass murder. But our masters don’t think we can handle the truth. We might stop buying so much at the malls.


23 posted on 03/17/2008 5:33:05 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: Billthedrill
"Yeah, like the next time you need to poison a few tens of thousands of people in self-defense."

I wonder what affect it would have on a Rodney King sort of riot?

24 posted on 03/17/2008 5:46:44 PM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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To: John Jorsett
??????????
I guess the possession of ricin must be legal in the U.S.

Hard to believe.

25 posted on 03/17/2008 6:02:08 PM PDT by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: Psycho_Bunny

If it werent so serious it would be funny. Who was the detective? Harvey Korman?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoOfXt81HTM


26 posted on 03/17/2008 6:44:54 PM PDT by tsowellfan (Obama Facts: http://tinyurl.com/26pkv7)
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To: John Jorsett

“The dog ate my homework”.


27 posted on 03/17/2008 6:46:51 PM PDT by elkfersupper
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree
There, did it
Ricin Roni


28 posted on 03/17/2008 8:07:23 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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To: John Jorsett
He was staying in a fleabag hotel. He probably needed the ricin to ward off the cockroaches.
29 posted on 03/17/2008 8:48:38 PM PDT by John Jorsett (scam never sleeps)
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To: RDTF

Good Lord!
I suppose the FBI is buying it too. (eye roll) Nothing to see here and all that jazz. Thanks for the ping. I am speechless....LOL


30 posted on 03/18/2008 5:12:05 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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