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The Barack Obama assassination plot in Maine was a plot by James G. Cummings, to assassinate Barack Obama, who was then the 2008 Democratic Party presidential nominee. Cummings—a wealthy white supremacist— took four one-gallon containers containing 35% hydrogen peroxide, uranium, thorium, lithium metal, thermite, aluminum powder, beryllium, boron, black iron oxide, and magnesium tape as well as instructions for making a "dirty bomb" and information about cesium-137, strontium-90, and cobalt-60, radioactive materials. Child pornography was also found on his computer. All were found by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Cummings idolized Adolf Hitler and openly kept Nazi memorabilia, including flags, displayed around the home. According to his wife, James Cummings was not happy that Obama was elected president, and planned to set off the bomb at his inauguration. She also claimed that her husband was frequently physically, mentally and sexually abusive towards her and their daughter, citing this as her reason for the murder.
Amber Cummings pleaded guilty to his murder but was given a suspended sentence by Justice Jeffrey Hjelm, who ruled she would not face prison time due to "extenuating circumstances".[1][2][3]
Investigation
[edit]Amber Cummings reportedly told police that her husband was “very upset” that Barack Obama was elected president, had been in contact with white supremacist groups and that he mixed chemicals in the sink while talking about dirty bombs. Authorities said she claimed she killed her husband after years of mental, physical and sexual abuse. Police are calling his death a “domestic violence homicide” but, at this time, no charges have been filed.[3][4]
James G. Cummings, 29 at the time, told his wife and daughter that he would detonate explosives at President Barack Obama's inauguration and that they would die as well. He also had a computer filled with child pornography.[2][5]
Amber said Cummings was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia after his death. She was diagnosed with an unusual condition called “shared psychosis,” which means she essentially absorbed some of his madness.[2]
Cummings had previously been abusive to his wife and children, which he said led to the murders. Cummings taught their daughter to see the world through the lens of racism and what he called a hatred of equal opportunity. He also made Amber read several books and practice speeches as he prepared her for a job “re-education” women and children after he declared war on the United States. “We were basically just isolated in the house,” Amber said. “It got worse and worse. He [Cummings] talked a lot about killing the president,” she said. “I worried about it every day.”[2]
On the morning of December 9, 2009, Amber Cummings and her daughter Claira woke up early and ate breakfast together, as was their usual routine. Amber then went into the bedroom, where she said she put the gun in her mouth and considered committing suicide. Instead, she decided that she had to kill her husband to protect Claira. She grabbed a Colt .45 pistol, went into her husband's bedroom and shot him twice in the head while he slept, then fled with her daughter to a neighbor's house and called the police.[6]
Amber Cummings pleaded guilty to his murder but was given a suspended sentence by Justice Jeffrey Hjelm, who ruled she would not face prison time due to "extenuating circumstances".[1][2][3][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Griffin, Walter (2009-02-10). "Report: 'Dirty bomb' parts found in slain man's home". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ a b c d e Curtis, Abigail (2010-02-12). "Amber Cummings reflects on her daughter, Belfast and what led her to kill her abusive husband". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ a b c "Slain Neo-Nazi, Angry Over Obama Victory, Reportedly Prepared 'Dirty Bomb' Components". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ "Neo-Nazis With Bomb Parts in Alabama, Maine". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ Epstein, Will Cathcart, Joseph Ari (2024-09-05). "White Supremacists Want a Dirty Bomb". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Oliver, Kealan (2010-01-11). "Amber Cummings Avoids Prison for Killing Nazi Husband While He Slept - CBS News". CBS News. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ Curtis, Abigail (2010-02-12). "Amber Cummings reflects on her daughter, Belfast and what led her to kill her abusive husband". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2024-09-01.