RELOAD W/O Music . Arizona Corruption + Murder: Don Bolles, IRE The Arizona Project, Brian Quig, What's In It For Me? INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER DON BOLLES CAR BOMB MURDER: On June 2, 1976, a remote-controlled car bomb exploded beneath Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles car. Eleven days later, he died. Prosecutors say he was killed because of his stories attacking powerful Valley businessman Kemper Marley. Others think he died because of what he wrote about organized crime. Still others believe he was done in by a combination of the two. The truth is buried in the minds, or in the graves, of those who were involved. www.azcentral.com THE ARIZONA PROJECT: In 1976, Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles, one of IRE's founding members, was called to a meeting in a downtown Phoenix hotel by a source promising him information about land fraud involving organized crime. The source didn't show up. Bolles left the hotel, got into his car parked outside and turned the key. A powerful remote-controlled car bomb ripped through the car leaving Bolles mortally injured. Over the next 10 days, doctors amputated both Bolles' legs and an arm, but could not save him. His shocked IRE colleagues descended on Arizona for a massive investigation. They set out not to find Bolles' killer, but to find the sources of corruption so deep that a reporter could be killed in broad daylight in the middle of town. The result was an award-winning 23-part series. July 23, 1976, Dear IRE Member: As you are all ...