Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong

A bomb squad goes to the scene, and the device actually detonated at 3.18 p.m., which was 40 minutes after the robbery in just minutes before bomb specialists arrived the explosion killed wells obviously almost instantly blasting a hole into his chest as he sat handcuffed on the pavement What initially appeared to be a forced hostage situation quickly unraveled, obviously, and investigators recovered detailed handwritten instructions from this dude's car, directing him on a scavenger hunt to collect keys and codes that would disarm the collar bomb.

The plot involved multiple conspirators, and their names were Marjorie Armstrong, William Rothstein, and Kenneth Barnes.

Federal authorities determined later that Wells had been involved in the planning to a limited extent.

He believed the bomb was a prop.