Malachi Ritscher (1954-2006)
As horrified Friday-morning commuters watched, Malachi Ritscher doused himself with gasoline and lit himself on fire along the Chicago Kennedy Expressway near a 25-foot-tall Loop sculpture titled "Flame of the Millennium."
A homemade sign was found near his charred body that read, "Thou Shalt Not Kill," said State Police Lt. Lincoln Hampton. Police are reviewing a videotape that also was found near the body.
Friends and family claim his death to be in protest of the Iraq war. Read more about Malachi Ritscher here.
A homemade sign was found near his charred body that read, "Thou Shalt Not Kill," said State Police Lt. Lincoln Hampton. Police are reviewing a videotape that also was found near the body.
Friends and family claim his death to be in protest of the Iraq war. Read more about Malachi Ritscher here.
posted by Ismael Ricardo Archbold at 11/28/2006 09:32:00 AM
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