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Diagram. >> it would have been hanging from that string as a weight. >> correct. right. so that was very clear that that bolt was in fact part of our device that was described in the letters. >> reporter: and there were fragments of a plastic soda bottle, black paint still clinging to it again just like the diagram. >> there was a spring that was similar to a rat trap spring. there was gasoline on the victim's clothing. and then we recovered pieces of a nine volt battery that we were able to determine had no business being in that panel. >> reporter: so if you found the writer of those letters...

Either way, the bomb was designed to go off when roberto ayala opened the door of the electrical box. >> it could have been almost anything, though, right? suddenly, agent parker saw how they all fit. those confusing bits and pieces he'd been poring over for the past month. >> it was almost like someone had sent us the cover of the puzzle box. >> so now, they match the bits to the diagram. >> the first thing i look ford w looked for was this bolt and there it was. >> the thing that made it exceptionally clear was the fact that the bolt still had some fishing string attached just underneath the...

Bolt was in fact part of our device that was described in the letters. >> reporter: and there were fragments of a plastic soda bottle, black paint still clinging to them, again just like the diagram. >> there was a spring that was similar to a rat trap spring. there was gasoline on the victim's clothing. we recovered pieces of a 9-volt battery we were able to determine had no business being in that panel. >> reporter: so if you found the writer of those letters you had found your killer. >> that was our opinion. yes. >> reporter: along with the diagram was a second letter in which the bomber r...

Underneath the head of the bolt, which is how it was depicted in the diagram. >> it would have been hanging from that string as a weight. >> correct. right. so that was very clear that that bolt was in fact part of our device that was described in the letters. >> reporter: and there were fragments of a plastic soda bottle, black paint still clinging to them, again just like the diagram. >> there was a spring that was similar to a rat trap spring. there was gasoline on the victim's clothing. and then we recovered pieces of a 9 volt battery that we were able to determine had no business being in...

>> it would have been hanging from that string as a weight. >> correct. right. so that was very clear that that bolt was in fact part of our device that was described in the letters. >> reporter: and there were fragments of a plastic soda bottle, black paint still clinging to it again just like the diagram. >> there was a spring that was similar to a rat trap spring. there was gasoline on the victim's clothing. that we were able to determine that had no business being in that panel. >> reporter: so if you found the writer of those letters you had found your killer. >> that was our opinion. yes...