Where does Erie pizza bomber case rank in the world of pop culture?
It’s the kind of bizarre true crime story that feels like it’s been plucked from the plot of Oscar-nominated movies like “Fargo” or “A Simple Plan,” filled with a strange cavalcade of characters mixed up in a heinous crime. And with Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong’s dramatic trial nearing jury deliberations, the infamous “pizza bomber” case will likely again make national and international news, writing another chapter in its place in the world of pop culture. “I’ve been fascinated by the story since day one, when I first saw the image of Brian Wells with that bomb strapped around his neck,” said Michael Smerconish, host of a nationally syndicated radio show based in Philadelphia that airs in more than 100 markets across the United States. Smerconish has interviewed Wells’ brother, John Wells, on the “Michael Smerconish Program” several times since Brian Wells was killed in 2003. The most recent interview was Oct. 19. Smerconish, an author of five books and a political analyst for MSNBC, is j
