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>> when an explosive device goes off in close proximity to metal it leaves behind very small craters and localized melting and all kinds of soot patterns and things like that. we were able to determine that there was absolutely no evidence that a bomb exploded close to the structure and also that there was no evidence that any kind of particle might have penetrated from a missile that exploded nearby. >> looking inside the airplane, we have all the human remains x-rayed looking for particles of explosion that have been captured by the body. all the seat cushion, all the other parts we had exam...

Justice was served for my family. >> the fbi and other investigators were simultaneously investigating the missile and the bomb theory. the bottom line is everything was centraled around the center fuel tank. that's where they knew the catastrophic event took place. they just didn't know what set off that center fuel tank. if it was a bomb, a missile or a fuel failure. >> in the flight twa 800 investigation, i was the chairman of the group determined to how and why it came apart. it is unusual to reconstruct an airplane to this degree. this is the biggest jigsaw puzzle i've ever been involved ...