Shannon Richardson's Envelope to the Mayor of New York

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Shannon Richardson is American actress star in hit show such as The Walking Dead, the Vampire Dairies, and among other television shows. In 2013, Shannon was indicted for two counts of mail threat and one count of threat to the president of the United States. Shannon sends ricin laced envelopes addressed to the President, the Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg. The whole motivate was taken action against gun control groups by New York Mayor Bloomberg and Mark Glaze.

Shannon Richardson

Shannon Richardson is an Irish American actress born in August 31, 1977, also known Shannon Guess as well. She raised by her father because her mother abandoned her at age two. She is the oldest of two. She stars in many hits series such as The Vampire Dairies, The Change Up, Franklin and Bash, and The Walking Dead. She only had small roles in those episodes as an actress. Shannon Richardson was married three times. She has six children and lived in New Boston, Texas. She has children from ages four to nineteen and all boys. Her current husband's name is Nathaniel Richardson, who is a U.S. Army veteran. He uses to do mechanical work in the military depot.

In the middle of April 2013, the Federal Agency in an off-site mail facility in Washington, intercept two ricin laced envelopes addressed to the President, the Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg and Mark Glaze, who is the director of Mayor against illegal guns. The envelopes were tested positive for ricin, which is a highly toxic lectin produced from castor plant seed. It is not always fatal and not as powerful as anthrax, according to Medical experts. The castor bean seed can pass harmlessly, but if it is crushed then poison can enter the body. “According to Introduction to Toxicolo...

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...rrent husband, Nathan has not been charged.

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