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8:06 p.m. - Suspect allegedly buys bombing supplies
Suspect allegedly bought a two-pack of Coleman propane fuel canisters, a roll of 1-inch Gorilla tape, along with other items, and left the store. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/194403/222/Pipe-bomb-propane-tanks-found-at-Southwest-Plaza' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
8:50 p.m. - Suspect seen on RTD bus
The suspect was seen boarding a bus at the stop on West Cross Drive right before 9 p.m. The stop is located behind the Target store. The man remains on the bus until it stopped in the area of West 44th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/194403/222/Pipe-bomb-propane-tanks-found-at-Southwest-Plaza' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
11:52 a.m. - Fire breaks out at Southwest Plaza Mall
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the West Metro Fire Department were dispatched to a fire in the corridor at Southwest Plaza Mall at 8501 W. Bowles Avenue. When they arrived, the fire was under control. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/194403/222/Pipe-bomb-propane-tanks-found-at-Southwest-Plaza' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
11 a.m. - Employee discovers fire in mall
An employee at Al's Formal Wear told investigators he smelled smoke coming from the rear door of the store. After opening the back door adn seeing flames coming from at least one propane tank, the employee called mall security. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/194403/222/Pipe-bomb-propane-tanks-found-at-Southwest-Plaza' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
Around 12:30 p.m. - Fire officials evacuate mall
Members of the West Metro Fire Department entered the fire site and saw two small Coleman-style propane tanks. Fire department personnel evacuated the corridor and assisted mall security and sheriff's deputies with evacuating the mall. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/194403/222/Pipe-bomb-propane-tanks-found-at-Southwest-Plaza' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
12:44 p.m. - Arson investigator arrives on scene
Jefferson County Sheriff's Investigator Donald Roach, who is a trained fire/arson investigator, arrived at Southwest Plaza Mall. Roach and other investigators began to examine the scene. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/194403/222/Pipe-bomb-propane-tanks-found-at-Southwest-Plaza' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
Afternoon - Investigators find pipe bomb, propane tanks
Investigators observed the entrance to the area of the fire was unlocked. They found two, 1-pound Coleman-style propane tanks duct-taped together, a package of wooden matches, one burnt match on the floor and something that appeared to be a pipe bomb. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/194403/222/Pipe-bomb-propane-tanks-found-at-Southwest-Plaza' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
Afternoon - Investigators find security video of suspect
Investigators reviewed surveillance video from the Southwest Plaza Mall starting with the corridor where the two incendiary devices were located. Surveillance video showed that at about 11:43 a.m., an older white man entered the employee entrance carrying a white-and-red plastic bag. Man left at 11:44 a.m. without the plastic bag. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/194403/222/Pipe-bomb-propane-tanks-found-at-Southwest-Plaza' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
Evening - Police go where suspect allegedly bought supplies
Investigators learned that the same man as seen on the security video purchased a two-pack of Coleman propane fuel canisters and a roll of 1-inch gorilla tape along with other items at 8:06 p.m. on April 19. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/194403/222/Pipe-bomb-propane-tanks-found-at-Southwest-Plaza' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
Investigators watch RTD footage of suspect
Investigators contact officials with the Regional Transportation District (RTD). Investigators reviewed video footage for bus routes coming to, or leaving the area of Southwest Plaza Mall. Investigators saw the suspect boarding a bus at the stop on West Cross Drive near Target. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/194403/222/Pipe-bomb-propane-tanks-found-at-Southwest-Plaza' TARGET="_blank" >Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
DNA evidence run through CODIS
Investigators were informed that a DNA profile had been developed from the evidence collected from the scene of the fire. This DNA profile was run through the CODIS database. In the CODIS database, the DNA sample in CODIS for Earl Albert Moore. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/195566/207/DNA-evidence-led-police-to-attempted-mall-bombing-suspect-Earl-Albert-Moore' TARGET="_blank">More on 9NEWS.com</a> -
Police get two photos of suspect, confirm it's Moore
Investigators obtained two photographs of Moore, one from his Colorado driver's license and another from his most recent booking into the Jefferson County Jail. The photographs appear to be the same person on the video footage from the Southwest Plaza Mall on April 20, the Target store on April 19 and the RTD footage from April 19. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/195284/222/Manhunt-continues-for-Southwest-Plaza-suspect-' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
FBI starts manhunt for Earl Albert Moore
FBI starts searching nationwide for 65-year-old Earl Albert Moore in connection with the attempted bombing of the mall on April 20. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/195067/1/FBI-starts-nationwide-man-hunt-for-pipe-bomb-suspect-' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
Experts predict manhunt for Moore will end soon
Two former FBI experts predict it won't be much longer before the man at the center of a nationwide manhunt is captured. Clint Van Zandt, a former FBI profiler, says Earl Albert Moore is "probably one of America's most wanted men." <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/195284/222/Manhunt-continues-for-Southwest-Plaza-suspect-' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
Moore captured at Boulder King Soopers
Authorities capture the Southwest Plaza Mall attempted bombing suspect, Earl Albert Moore outside of a King Soopers at 3600 Table Mesa Drive in Boulder. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/195359/339/Southwest-Plaza-Mall-bomb-suspect-in-custody' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
Authorities say DNA evidence led them to Moore
According to the criminal complaint, investigators found a DNA profile on the fire-scene evidence. Police ran the DNA evidence through CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) and got a positive match for Moore. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/195566/207/DNA-evidence-led-police-to-attempted-mall-bombing-suspect-Earl-Albert-Moore' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
2 p.m. - Moore appears in court, claims cancer
During his first court appearance, Moore's defense attorney claims Moore has treatable Hep C as well as prostate cancer. <a href='http://www.9news.com/news/article/195566/207/DNA-evidence-led-police-to-attempted-mall-bombing-suspect-Earl-Albert-Moore' TARGET="_blank">Read more on 9NEWS.com</a> -
Moore indicted on arson, destructive device charges
Earl Albert Moore, age 65, was indicted late yesterday by a federal grand jury in Denver for arson and use of a destructive device during a crime of violence. Read more on 9NEWS.com
