Muharem Kurbegovic

Muharem Kurbegovic (born June 1, 1943) is a Yugoslav–American aerospace engineer and domestic terrorist who was convicted for committing a string of lone wolf arsons and bombings in Los Angeles, California in 1973 and 1974, his most notable act being the 1974 Los Angeles International Airport bombing that killed three people and injured 36 others.

Under the alias "Isaac Rasim", Kurbegovic's attacks began with targeted arsons relating to a personal vendetta against judicial officials for a criminal charge, eventually escalating into demands to repeal laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and sex; he also claimed his motive was to "undermine and erode the foundation of Western Civilization, which is the Holy Bible". After the airport bombing, Kurbegovic was nicknamed the "Alphabet Bomber" because of his stated plan to bomb locations in an order that would spell an anagram of his nonexistent terrorist group "Aliens of America" ("A" for airport, "L" for locker, etc.).

After a two-week investigation following the airport bombing that involved numerous mostly-unfounded bomb threats, the potential use of nerve gas against high-rise towers and the United States Congress, and an alleged assassination plot targeting President Gerald Ford, Kurbegovic was arrested in 1974 and was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1980.