Pipe bomb suspect, tracked with DNA and social media posts, was spinning records as FBI closed in

Pipe bomb suspect, tracked with DNA and social media posts, was spinning records as FBI closed in

Cesar Sayoc, a DJ and former stripper who stands accused of sending 13 pipe bombs through the mail to a range of Democrats and critics of President Trump, left a trail of forensic and digital evidence behind that authorities used to track him down and arrest him.

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