What was the "break" in the case.

[Paul E Ester]

Did someone tip the police or did they get stopped by the MIT officer who was killed or something else?

[snacker]

1. Jeff Bauman

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/04/boston_marathon_bombing_victim_jeff_baumans_description_helped_officials_zero_in_on_suspect.html

“He woke up under so much drugs, asked for a paper and pen and wrote, ‘bag, saw the guy, looked right at me.’”

"The FBI interviewed Jeff Bauman while he lay in intensive care, The Telegraph reported:

The information helped investigators narrow down the suspect, triggering the manhunt that culminated in the car chase and shoot-outs that shutdown Boston."

[Recovered Repug]

2. Didn't they rob a 7-11?

[Paul E Ester]

3. I think that happened after they were hot on their tail.

[Fumesucker]

4. Evidently not, or at least that was the last I heard about it.