Local lore has been circulating across social media for over a decade detailing the exploits of San Francisco’s mythical ‘TL Bomber,’ an alleged lone wolf explosives enthusiast who’s been gleefully dropping shockingly loud and powerful explosives in the streets of the Tenderloin/Lower Nob Hill neighborhoods for the past 20-odd years. — I compiled a map of reports of neighborhood explosions from 2010–2020 and discovered that the bomber does likely exist, along with a few other groups known for setting off explosives. A suspect who fit the TL Bomber profile exactly was actually arrested in April 2019 (thanks for the tip, Joe…

You were in your prime during the years before I was born in the early 1970s. You were a successful electronics salesman working for popular brands such as Pioneer and Sanyo. You had your pretty, young second wife and a tri-level home on a cul de sac in the suburbs…