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Prior cases because often with these serial bomber cases, there are many similarities, not just in the construction of the devices but how those attacks are carried out. it seems like the construction of some of these devices, especially with the trip wire device, may have been a little bit different than the others as well as the mode of delivery. some were hand delivered, some using fedex. almost trying to cover his tracks probably based on previous research and not wanting to get caught. >> s...

This location in southeast austin near the airport and the one in schertz, they believe thats where those packages originated from, where they were mailed from, which is just a few miles away on the same road where the explosion has taken place here tonight. we are also told by ems officials that theres a male of about 30 years old who has been injured in the explosion tonight. not expected to be life-threatening is what we are getting at this point but obviously this could change quickly. >> ve...

For a town that has been terrified for the last 19 days. because there has been a certain randomness to it. you know, why did he drop those bombs on the stoops of those three houses? and then why did he have the trip wire in a completely different kind of neighborhood? and then why did he put things into the fedex mail stream? obviously some sort of genius when it comes to this sort of stuff and then at the same time, why did he do it? whats the motive? you could be right. >> i think he was show...

They tracked him with gum shoe police work. they are all over this guy. ainsley: we can all relate because we all get packages. >> we all get packages. especially my wife. [laughter] steve: i talked to a couple people since march 2nd when the bombing started, they stopped ordering from amazon. they stopped allowing their kids to walk home from school. they didnt know if there was going to be a trip wire. some people have started installing the surveillance cameras. which, as it turns out. that w...

You buy that? >> i know that case inside and out. i worked it from 95 and 96 and even beyond. there are some definite differences here. i mean, kaczniski -- the unabomber, he maintained control. one or two bombings a year. he took off six years after he was sighted in the composite sketch came out. this guy was clearly -- conditt was clearly out of control. he almost couldnt stop himself. he must have been making these devices the last few months if not longer, had them on a shelf and set up a t...

Imprevisich that this bomber showed a lot of skill for me because i dont make bombs but one, he leaves packages. then he comes up with a trip wire and comes one a situation where he is able to get it to a location where it detonates maybe on a timer or maybe on touch. does that impress you, terry? >> well, it does, but, brian, while it impresses me it doesnt so much surprise me maybe you and i would have been passionate as we got younger making sure we got. build explosive or deadly devices to k...

Again. are there other devices in maybe not the fedex mail stream. did he drop something in a post office box? did he put something somewhere else? thats the big question going forward. i will tell you what though, a sound of release here in austin. we are not too far from the university of texas where they made it very clear in the wake of the trip wire bombing, they told the students there do us a favor. look up from your phone. watch where you are walking to make sure you dont walk into a dev...

Enforcement. steve: there is a lot we dont know yet. we dont know the motive. we dont know why he changed his delivery system. dropping things in front of houses and then a trip wire and ied and dropped stuff in the fedex mail stream. how do you put all that together? >> there was a sense of urgency here in austin. meaning the tempo of the attacks, i have not seen this kind of tempo. no model that fits with this 24-year-old bomber. motivation is going to be key. it would not be surprising for me...

Google. steve: 24-year-old guy. he probably somehow was tied to the internet. >> tied to the internet or the military. >> when you see the level of sophistication. it sounds simple, you have to make sure the package bomb doesnt blow up when you are putting it on the porch. steve: adding a trip wire that ratchets up the level of sophistication. >> if you want it to go through the fedex system and be delivered to the person who is targeted, you know, this is a level of sophistication that i find d...

This. you can have all these rationalizations and have political left and right and have all these motives. you still get counse down to why would someone want to do this? why would someone want to put a trip wire device out in a place where some mother with a stroller with a baby or two kids going to a little league game would trip it and die? why would someone want to do that? thats a part of human nature we still dont have an answer to. brian: two people died steven and ray len, a 17-year-old...