Meet the Couple Accusing Each Other of Mailing the Latest Ricin Letters

Everyone who writes letters laced with ricin is insane, for more than one reason, but these ones may take the cake. The absurd couple at the heart of the latest ricin investigation are almost as ridiculous as the duelling Elvis impersonator and the taekwondo instructor implicated in the last ricin plot. 

Yesterday the FBI were focusing their investigation into the latest round of ricin-laced letters on Nathaniel Richardson, a 37-year-old Army veteran living in New Boston, Texas who still does contract work for the Defense Department. Similarly worded letters laced with ricin were received by the President, New York's mayor Michael Bloomberg and his gun control advocacy group. This was the second time in two months the President was mailed something laced with ricin. Richardon's wife allegedly tipped off police after she found a Tupperware container with ricin in their fridge. But because this is a ricin investigation, things don't go that smoothly. 

[image error]No, there has to be some ridiculous set-up at the heart of a ricin letter scandal. During his interview with FBI investigators Friday, CBS reports Richardson pointed the finger at his actress wife, 36-year-old Shannon Rogers Guess. She's currently pregnant but the two are going through a divorce. Guess has five other children from previous relationships, on top of the one she's currently carrying  with Richardson. She is perhaps best known for her role