October 25, 1995: Exploding Whale, Vince Foster Case - Chris Ruddy

Chris Ruddy, investigative reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, delivers what Art Bell calls a foundational earthquake in the Vince Foster case. Three forensic handwriting experts, including Reginald Alton from Oxford University, have declared the torn note found in Foster's briefcase to be a forgery. Ruddy details their findings, noting the note's suspicious multi-stroke letter formations, the absence of fingerprints consistent with gloved handling, and the FBI's failure to follow standard document examination procedures.

Ruddy argues the forged note points to obstruction of justice at minimum, raising questions about what happened the night Foster died. He reveals that the Associated Press buried the story in two paragraphs at the end of an unrelated article, while British outlets like the Times of London and the London Telegraph gave it prominent coverage. Art Bell provides the AP's Washington bureau phone number and urges the audience to demand proper reporting.

The program opens with the legendary exploding whale story, as Art Bell tracks down Walt Amonhofer, whose brand-new Oldsmobile Regency was destroyed when the Oregon Highway Department used twenty cases of dynamite to dispose of a beached sperm whale in Florence, Oregon, twenty-five years earlier.