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Episode 4: The Trip Wire | Austin Bomber

31m · Darkness · 09 Nov 11:00

In a residential neighborhood on the other side of the city from where the three bombings had struck, a young man parks his truck and strings a wire across the sidewalk. The wire is connected to an explosive device, and the trap is set for random victims. As Austinites descend into panic, law enforcement officials get their first big break in the case.

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