Charles J. Bishop (February 8,1986 - January 5, 2002) was an American teenager who committed suicide by crashing a Cessna 172 into the 28th floor of the Bank of America Tower in Tampa, Florida on January 5, 2002. A note written by Bishop was found in the wreckage and expressed his support for Osama bin Laden and the September 11, 2001 attacks.[1]
Bishop attended East Lake High School in Palm Harbor, Florida. Bishop had been taking flying lessons for two years but never on a solo flight. Bishop was an active member of the online aviation community at airliners.net, contributing to discussions under the screenname Tropical_Flyer. He stole a Cessna 172 aircraft and took off without authorization from a Clearwater, Florida flying school, flying over the restricted airspace of MacDill Air Force Base before crashing into the Bank of America Tower in Tampa.[2]
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Bishop's family filed a $70 million lawsuit against Roche, makers of the acne medication Accutane which Bishop was taking, claiming it caused him psychosis. The acne medication had side effects of psychosis, suicidal thoughts, depression, and attempted suicide, confirmed by the FDA.[3] On June 26, 2007 the lawsuit was dismissed at the request of Julia Bishop, Charles' mother, saying she was physically and emotionally unable to continue the case.[4]
The text of the suicide note Bishop left in the aircraft:[2]
First of all, Osama bin Laden is absolutely justified in the terror he has caused on 9-11. He has brought a mighty nation to its knees! God blesses him and the others who helped make September 11th happenThe U.S. will have to face the consequences for its horrific actions against the Palestinian people and Iraqis by its allegiance with the monstrous Israelis -- who want nothing short of world domination!
You will pay -- God help you -- and I will make you pay!
There will be more coming! Al Qaeda and other organizations have met with me several times to discuss the option of me joining. I didn't.
This is an operation done by me only. I had no other help, although I am acting on their behalf.
Osama bin Laden is planning on blowing up the Super Bowl with an antiquated nuclear bomb left over from the 1967 Israeli-Syrian War.
—Charles Bishop
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