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Possible lead in death of pizza delivery driver killed by explosive

September 23, 2003

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ERIE, Pa. -- The twisted tale of pizza delivery driver Brian Wells, who was killed by an explosive after robbing a bank on Aug. 28, has taken a strange turn. (See related stories below.)

According to CBS News and The Associated Press, FBI sources are nearly certain the 46-year-old Wells was not a willing participant in the bank robbery. Additionally, investigators have uncovered new evidence that may lead to the person or persons who forced him to commit the robbery.

Over the Sept. 20-21 weekend, William Rothstine, a man who lives immediately next to the TV transmitter where Wells delivered his final pizza order, told police a man's body was in a freezer in his basement. The man, he said, was the murdered boyfriend of Marjorie Diehl, whom he knows.

Upon arrival, police found the body and also discovered Rothstein has a machine shop behind his house, where the crude collar bomb used on Wells may have been made.

On Sept 23, investigators removed potential evidence from the scene, but authorities won't talk about it.

"Anything is possible, but at this point I see no evidence to connect the two," said Erie County District Attorney Brad Foulk.

Diehl has been charged with her boyfriend's murder, though Rothstein hasn't been charged. According to the report, both were given lie detector tests that included questions about Wells' death.

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