[mnehring]

asked for a paper and pen and wrote, ‘bag, saw the guy, looked right me,’”

Just that simple sentence broke the whole case. They could find photos of Bauman in it and look for whoever was in the line of sight of him shortly before the explosions.

[cripplecreek]

Just that simple sentence broke the whole case.

I think it did too. Law enforcement had suspicions but couldn't exactly release photos without something more. The Victim gave them enough to go on.

On the other hand, why the feds didn't recall interviewing the older brother two years before and immediately start looking for him is beyond me.