The Mad Bomber

The Mad Bomber, a.k.a. The Police Connection and Detective Geronimo, is a 1972 film produced, directed, and scripted by Bert I. Gordon. It stars Vince Edwards, Chuck Connors and Neville Brand. Plot William Dorn, a middle-aged man in Los Angeles, rigs and sets off bombs in places he associates with the drug-overdose death of his daughter and the collapse of his life. Investigating detective Geronimo Minnelli learns that at one of the locations of his attacks, a hospital, a rape took place, and both the victim and her rapist likely saw the face of the as-yet-unidentified bomber. The police desperately attempt to simultaneously identify and apprehend both violent criminals, hoping one will lead them to the other. Cast Vince Edwards as Geronimo Minelli Chuck Connors as William Dorn Neville Brand as George Fromley Hank Brandt as Blake Ted Gehring as Police Chief Marc C. Forester Christina Hart as Fromley's victim Home media It was released on DVD as The Mad Bomber by Geneon on October 4, 2005, and as part of the same company's six-disc Cinema Deluxe Terror Pack on December 5, 2005. This release presented an edited-for-television cut of the movie. The full uncut version was released as The Police Connection by Code Red DVD on DVD in 2013, and upgraded to Blu-Ray limited to only 1,000 units in 2016; both releases are now out of print.