James Everett Dutschke, a former Taekwondo instructor, sent poisoned-laced letters in an attempt to kill President Barack Obama in 2013. Netflix explains how the bizarre set of events unfolded in its latest true crime docuseries, "The Kings of Tupelo." It culminated in an April 2013 attempt kill Obama as well as Roger Wicker, a US Senator from Mississippi, and a local judge. AdvertisementDutschke sent letters to the trio that were dusted with the poison ricin. James Everett Dutschke is serving a 25-year prison sentence for sending the ricin lettersJames Everett Dutschke and two US Marshals in 2014.

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Persons: James Everett Duchtske, Barack Obama, Paul Kevin Curtis, James Everett Dutschke, Curtis, Dutschke, Obama, Roger Wicker, Wicker Organizations: Netflix, Federal Bureau of Prisons Locations: Tupelo, Mississippi, Holland, Tucson