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Tupelo Man Who Sent Ricin Letters To Obama Gets 25-Year Sentence

James Everett Dutschke, seen here as investigators searched his house last spring, was convicted of sending letters containing the poison ricin to President Obama and other officials. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption

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Tupelo Man Who Sent Ricin Letters To Obama Gets 25-Year Sentence

May 20, 2014 • After late wrangling that included a threat to withdraw his guilty plea and an offer to eat poison in a sandwich, J. Everett Dutschke accepted a 25-year prison sentence.

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Woman Pleads Guilty To Mailing Ricin To Obama, Bloomberg

December 10, 2013 • Ex-actress Shannon Guess Richardson, who had minor roles on The Walking Dead and The Blind Side, says that she tried to frame her estranged husband for the tainted letters.

Postmaster: We Photograph Your Mail, But Not To Snoop

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Postmaster: We Photograph Your Mail, But Not To Snoop

August 2, 2013 • The head of the U.S. Postal Service says the exterior of billions of pieces of mail are photographed and that the information is sometimes shared with law enforcement.

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Reports: Husband Cleared, Wife Arrested In Latest Ricin Case

June 7, 2013 • News outlets in Louisiana and Texas report that the wife of the man who had been a "person of interest" is under arrest. They were reportedly going through a divorce. She had told authorities her husband might have sent the letters to President Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Mississippi Man Indicted In Ricin Letters Case

James Everett Dutschke has been indicted on five counts related to letters containing the poison ricin that were sent to President Obama and others. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption

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Mississippi Man Indicted In Ricin Letters Case

June 3, 2013 • Maximum punishments for the counts leveled against James Everett Dutschke range from five years to life in prison. He was arrested in April on suspicions that he sent letters containing the poison ricin to President Obama and other officials.

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Another Letter Sent To The President Being Tested For Ricin

May 30, 2013 • Law enforcement officials say the letter is similar to two that were sent to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Preliminary tests of the letter to Bloomberg turned up traces of ricin.