What was the tiny piece of evidence that led to the Watergate burglars getting caught?

Shiningstar7

The affair began with the arrest of five men for breaking and entering into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972. The FBI connected the payments to the burglars to a slush fund used by the 1972 Committee to Re-elect the President. As evidence mounted against the president's staff, which included former staff members testifying against them in an investigation conducted by the Senate Watergate Committee, it was revealed that President Nixon had a tape recording system in his offices and that he had recorded many conversations. Recordings from these tapes implicated the president, revealing that he had attempted to cover up the break-in. After a series of court battles, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the president had to hand over the tapes; he ultimately complied. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal Jun 01 11, 12:25 AM

29CoveRoad

well I guess in a way tape was right but a diffrent kind of tape it was a small piece of adhesive tape left on the door jam over the lock to prevent to door for locking,fingerprints were lifted.some burglars huh Jun 01 11, 12:32 AM