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    Elvis Impersonator Released in Ricin Plot Amid Rumor of Karate Teacher Setup

    Five days after he was identified and arrested for allegedly mailing ricin-laced envelopes to President Obama, Senator Roger Wicker, and Mississippi judge Sadie Holland — and one day after FBI agents failed to find any ricin-making equipment in his house — Mississippi resident Paul Kevin Curtis has been released from custody. And it gets even weirder than that.
    by J.K. Trotter Apr 23, 2013 2 minutes

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    Five days after he was and for allegedly mailing ricin-laced envelopes to President Obama, Senator Roger Wicker, and Mississippi judge Sadie Holland — and one day after FBI agents — Mississippi resident and Elvis impersonator Paul Kevin Curtis has been released that Curtis, who to federal investigators, was freed on Tuesday morning after a scheduled hearing was delayed for 90 minutes and eventually cancelled, after which the chief deputy U.S. Marshals Service declined to specify whether Curtis's release carried any conditions. (According to ABC News, for an unknown amount.) When asked about the release Tuesday afternoon, there was "alleged ricin incident" at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington — just days after there was "white substance" at a base in Virginia.

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