AUSTIN, Texas — In March 2018, a serial bomber terrorized the Austin community. Over the course of a little less than a month, five package bombs exploded, killing two people and injuring another five.
Now, five years later, KVUE journalists are looking back on the chaos and fear of that moment in Austin history – as well as the part their own reporting played.
See all three parts of our "The Austin Bombings: 5 Years Later" series below.
Part 1: The First Explosion
In the first part of this series, KVUE journalists, past and present, recap what happened five years ago when a package bomb shook the Austin the community – from the first explosion and the confusion that followed to KVUE's own reporting.
Part 2: Austin Under Attack
Part 2 shows how more bombings on innocent people around the city made it clear: Austin was under attack. KVUE journalists look back at the stress and chaos that the community faced, fearing for the next attack while a serial bomber was still on the loose.
Part 3: The Final Explosion
In Part 3, KVUE journalists take viewers moment-by-moment through tracking down the suspect, the final explosion and what the Austin community makes of the mayhem and loss five years later.