'I think part of his obsession with Björk, which is also true of some of these other people who get obsessions, is he wanted to be her,' Cornwell said. In some cases, by committing the murder, 'what you're also doing is you are bonding with that person for all eternity,' said Cornwell, noting that stalkers' names often live on in the public's memory, tied forever with the object of their obsession. Lopez's bomb did not reach its target - but his plan was not been a complete failure: Björk now knows his name. I make music for people, you see,' she told reporters. 'I make music, but in other terms, you know, people shouldn't take me too literally and get involved in my personal life. Right after the bomb was found, Björk emerged from her house, shaken. Even now, Scotland Yard will not say precisely how they did it. Its next stop would have been Björk's London home. The package was spotted at a post office in south London. In London, British detectives at Scotland Yard set up a special secret system they have for intercepting potentially dangerous packages in the mail. Estimating it would take five days for a package mailed in Florida to reach a London address, investigators realized that left them only about a day to stop the bomb. Police found Lopez's body four days after he killed himself. Lopez groaned and simply fell out of the frame. On the video, a gunshot rang out, but there was no visible blood. His last words were: 'This is for you.' He pulled the trigger. 'I had a, you know, not perfect, but very stable foundation, strong family,' he said.Īs Lopez neared the end of his life, he played Björk's music in the background. He said he knew many killers had families that were brutal, but said his own family was normal and kind. On his video, Lopez talked about his own family both clinically and affectionately. 'It would make it easier for him to shoot himself because he didn't look like himself,' Cornwell explained.Īs Lopez sat in the chair with his gun, he kept picking up a mirror and looking at himself. With his bomb now almost at Björk's doorstep, Lopez began the final act for his tape - and his life. I'm shaking more and more, but I was real cool in there, just a little bit nervous.' One taped showed him saying to the camera, 'It went off almost without a hitch. Then he took the package to the post office and mailed it. Such addresses are available for as little $5 from celebrity services, which give away personal details for money. The last step was to obtain Björk's home address in London. He also forged a letter from her record company, telling her the book was for a future project. I Remember You Guitar chords by Bjrk: C13b5b9 Fmaj7 E7b9 I remember you Fmaj7 Cm7 F7 Bbmaj13 Youre the one that made my dreams come true Bbm6 F6/9. When Björk opened it, he hoped, a trigger would hurl the acid all over her face. Lopez constructed a bomb using sulphuric acid and placed it inside a hollowed-out book. He went on to say how he'd like to he'd like to inflict his pain onto her. 'I just had a deliciously sadistic plan for Björk,' Lopez wrote in his diary.

Bjork i remember you