Law Professor Received Death Threat From Pipe Bomb Suspect
The professor thinks Cesar Sayoc's goal in threatening him may have been to 'intimidate and cause emotional pain.'
Cesar Sayoc
He threatened to kill me and my family and feed the bodies to Florida alligators. There were lots and lot of pictures of alligators plus pictures of dismembered body parts and the like.
— Professor Ilya Somin of the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, in comments made about the death threat alleged pipe bomber Cesar Sayoc sent to him on Facebook following an appearance the law professor made on the Tucker Carlson show on Fox News where he supported immigration.
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