Sam Melville - Bombings

Bombings

Melville was responsible for at least the following bombings, all of them in 1969. The majority were preceded by telephone calls warning building security personnel and featured simultaneous political communiques to the press. Although most explosions were timed for late-night hours, the bombing of the Marine Midland Building resulted in 19 injuries.

• July 27, Grace Pier, owned by United Fruit Company
• Aug 20, Marine Midland Building
• Sept. 19, Federal Office Building on Federal Plaza, offices of the Department of Commerce and the Army Inspector General
• Oct. 7, Army Induction Center on Whitehall Street
• Nov. 11, Standard Oil offices in the RCA Building
• Nov. 11, Chase Manhattan Bank headquarters offices
• Nov. 11, General Motors Building
• Nov. 12, New York City Criminal Courts Building on Center Street, where the Panther 21 trial was being held.