CHICAGO -- Jurors on Friday convicted a tiny-town Iowa alphabetic character carrier who admitted sending dud pipe bombs along with menacing erudition signed "The Bishop" in an odd but fatal bid to drive up the value of shares he owned.

The jury that heard John Tomkins' case over two weeks worn out just two hours deliberating before returning with wicked verdicts on all 12 counts. Tomkins, who had represented himself throughout the experiment, looked visibly gloomy – hunching forward in his seat, his eyes cast down.

The Bishop John Tomkins Convicted Of Sending Pipe Bombs And Threatening Letters