Jim Blanning, the 71- year old guy who allegedly planned to bomb Aspen (or so he threatened) on New Years Eve, has been found dead, by his very own hand.
When Blanning’s brother, Bill, last saw him on Christmas Eve, he noted that brother Jim’s mental state was deteriorating.
“He was carrying on about how there was going to be riots in the streets and people killing each other and stuff,” the other Blanning said. “I could see it coming.”
This isn’t the first time Jim Blanning nabbed the headlines in Aspen. Back in 1994, he climbed onto the roof of the town’s historic courthouse, tied a noose around his neck, and threatened to jump. According to reports, he was embittered by his clashes with the county and the suicide death of a friend.
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[Image via Mary Eshbaugh Hayes/The Aspen Times.]