-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- Bizarre plot unfolds in California http://www.msnbc.com/news/380516.asp?cp1=1 IRVINE, Calif., March 10 — A doctor with mysterious containers buried in his yard killed himself out of fear he was being set up as a suspect in a failed “hit” on his partner, the man’s lawyer said Friday. It is just the latest twist in a bizarre plot playing out in a tony neighborhood in Southern California. ‘You really think this happens on the news, in other places, not here. Now, I find myself looking at my neighbors a little differently.’ — GLORIA SECORE, Neighbor THE CASE has baffled residents of this $580,000-a-house community in the heart of Orange County, better known for its University of California campus and airport named after John Wayne than for crime. “This really has revealed a false sense of security for us. You really think this happens on the news, in other places. Not here,” said Gloria Secore. “Now, I find myself looking at my neighbors a little differently.” The neighbor who started all the fuss is Dr. Larry Ford, a medical researcher with ties to the CIA who committed suicide March 2, a day after police questioned him about the attempted murder of his business partner, James Patrick Riley, 58, of Newport Beach. In an interview with the Orange County Newschannel on Friday, Ford’s attorney, Bryan Card, the doctor left a suicide note about the shooting attack on Riley. “He indicated he thought he was ‘set up,’ ” Card said. “And he asked those left behind to prove it.” Card said the note did not elaborate on how Ford might have been set up or who would do it. He said Ford led a secret life his family did not know about. “The police informed Mrs. Ford that her husband had been working for the CIA for the last 20 years, among some other agencies. But, obviously, with his expertise in bacteria and things of that nature, they called upon him from time to time to help them,” Card said, adding that Ford worked on biological warfare. The story began to unfold nearly two weeks ago when a masked gunman dressed in black attacked Riley in the company parking lot of Biofem Pharmaceutical Inc., the company run by Riley and Ford. The gunman fired once, hitting Riley in the face. He was hospitalized for five days, then released. Almost immediately, police focused on Ford. The two men were trying to market a female contraceptive suppository they believed would also hinder the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. They believed the product would be worth millions. However, before police could question Ford, he committed suicide. Police have since arrested Ford’s longtime friend Dino D’Saachs, 56, as the getaway driver in the botched hit on Riley. Police continued to search for the shooter. D’Saachs, who pleaded innocent to the charges on Monday, had known Ford for about 15 years and apparently had done Riley’s taxes and worked on cars for him. Police found the deed to Riley’s home in D’Saachs’ possession. When a family member tipped off police that Ford had buried weapons and biological materials in the yard, authorities ordered the evacuation of the neighborhood. More than 49 families were evacuated to a nearby hotel and a local elementary school was closed for the week. Pink “cleared” signs now hang on doors, garages and metal gates of the empty homes. Another 50 families were told to be ready to leave if necessary. On Friday police unearthed six canisters which had been buried vertically under a slab of concrete, KNBC-TV reports. Described as 10-inch-wide PVC pipes with caps on the ends, the containers were carefully lifted out of the ground by a bomb squad robot, then taken away to be opened under controlled conditions. An X-ray scan done at the site showed pipes contain items made of metal and what authorities suspect are explosive materials, police sources told KNBC. Additionally, a search of the house yielded thousands of rounds of rifle ammunition hidden beneath a trap door — including illegal belted machine gun rounds, police said. Although Ford owned several rifles and shotguns, no illegal weapons were found. KNOWING YOUR NEIGHBOR “It’s scary,” said Paul Chu, who has lived in the area since the houses were built 15 years ago. Outside of Secore’s house, she and two friends discussed the media and police spectacle unfolding across the street. “The news helicopters started at 5:30 this morning, and the ‘beep- beep’ of the (police emergency) trucks backing up went on all night. This morning, some guy shoved a microphone in my face,” Secore said. “It’s like we’ve been invaded.” All three said the case was a lesson about morals and neighbors. “Try to have some morals. Stand up and be accountable for your actions,” Secore said. “It also goes to show, how well do you really know who’s in your neighborhood? I’m going to make more of an effort to know who’s here.” Down the street, Martha Biemann sat in her car with three of her children. She said she’s been honest with her children about what’s happening — about the attempted murder, the suicide and why the FBI is in their neighborhood. “I can’t hide it from them, even though I really want to,” she said. “They’ve heard on the news and from their friends, and now they are seeing it. My son is going across the street to play basketball on his best friend’s driveway, and they’ve been evacuated. ... 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