The DC Pipe Bomber Is Still at Large But They Left Some Key Clues

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Tess Owen
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Feb 25, 2021
New: I talked to experts who have worked high profile bomb investigations about what they entail, how they determine a bomb makers "signature" — and possible explanations for why they haven't caught the January 6 DC pipe bomber yet

The DC Pipe Bomber Is Still at Large But They Left Some Key Clues
The bombs were planted the night before the Capitol insurrection, and remain one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of that day.
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Tess Owen
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Bomb investigations require incredibly thorough analysis of all the components involved and examination for possible forensics that could help ID the suspect. But as @stick631 explains, there's also a time crunch -
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7:05 AM · Feb 25, 2021

https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3gj77/the-dc-pipe-bomber-is-still-at-large-but-they-left-some-key-clues

On the night of January 5, a masked person in a grey hoodie and Nike Air Max Speed Turf sneakers planted two pipe bombs in Washington, D.C.—one at the RNC headquarters, the other a few blocks away at the DNC headquarters.

A passerby spotted one of the devices the next day at around 12:45 p.m., nestled between a rat trap and a recycling bin by the RNC down the street from the Capitol. Thirty minutes later, during a sweep of the area, police discovered the second device by the DNC. Meanwhile, an angry pro-Trump mob was crashing through the Capitol barriers just blocks away.

The discovery of the bombs on January 6 added another sinister layer to the violent Capitol insurrection that left five dead, and has remained one of the biggest unsolved mysteries of that day.

Nearly two months later, authorities have arrested 275 people from 40 states in connection to the violent uprising, aided in part by photographic evidence and social media. But the bomber has remained at large, despite the FBI increasing the reward for information to $100,000 over the weekend.

Bomb investigations are a tense business because they require a careful, thorough, and accurate analysis of components involved, and close examination for any forensic evidence the bomb-maker might have left on the devices, like hairs, fingerprints or DNA. There’s also a time crunch: Experts who have worked high-profile bomb cases told VICE News that bomb-makers, when they aren’t caught, tend to keep going.

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[Stuart G]

1. Thank You for this information..I had not heard of this story..K and R

...The FBI will catch the person who did this..Time is on the FBI's side, not the killer who set the bombs.

[UTUSN]

2. K&R

[vercetti2021]

3. Whoever is the bomber

I bet they are shitting themselves because when they are caught, they'll be facing a lot more time than the other idiots.

[liberaltrucker]

4. Reservation for one, ADX Florence

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