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Wisconsin woman credits 'infamous load of laundry' with discovery of D.C. pipe bomb

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Advertisement"You don't want to go down as the person who evacuates a city block for a hoax," Karlin Younger, a Madison native who lives and works in D.C., said.Wisconsin woman credits 'infamous load of laundry' with discovery of D.C. pipe bomb"You don't want to go down as the person who evacuates a city block for a hoax," Karlin Younger, a Madison native who lives and works in D.C., said.Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptHERSELF LUCKY BECAUSE SHE WAS ON HER LUNCH BREAK AND THAT TURNED INTO AN HOURS LONG INVESTIGATION. NEVER DID KARLIN YOUNGER EXPECT AN EVERYDAY CHORE TO SPARK A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION. &gt;&gt; I WAS DOING A NOW INFAMOUS LOAD OF LAUNDRY, JUST CHANGING IT OVER FROM THE WASHER TO THE DRYER. DERRIC IT WAS THAT LOAD THE MADISON NATIVE, WHO NOW LIVES AND WORKS IN D.C., WAS TAKING BACK TO HER BUILDING WHEN SHE LOOKED DOWN AND SAW SOMETHING ODD. &gt;&gt; MY FIRST REACTION WAS THIS HAS GOT TO BE TRASH UNTIL I KIND OF LEANED CLOSER AND SAW THAT IT WAS, IN FACT, SOMETHING THAT LOOKED LIKE A BOMB. DERRICK: THERE WERE WIRES, PIPING AND A TIMER. AND IT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY’S HEADQUARTERS. &gt;&gt; YOU’RE ON THAT EDGE OF I DON’T WANT TO BOTHER ANYBODY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS REAL. YOU DON’T WANT TO GO DOWN AS THE PERSON WHO EVACUATES A CITY BLOCK FOR A HOAX. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WAS JUST ENOUGH OF THAT GUT INSTIN THAT SAID, THIS ISN’T A PLACE YOU PUT A HOAX, I HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY CHECK THIS OUT. DERRICK: AND SHE DID. SHE WOULD LATER LEARN IT WAS T FIRST OF TWO BOMBS FOUND D.C. LAST WEDNESDAY, THE SAME DAY A MOB ATTACKED THE U.S. CAPITOL IN SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENT AND HIS FALSE CLAIMS THE ELECTION WAS STOLEN. INVESTIGATORS FOUND THE OTHER DEVICE AT THE DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS. THEY SHARED AN IMAGE OF THE PERSON THEY BELIEVE PLANTED BOTH BOMBS, AND OFFERED $50,000 TO FIND HIM. BUT FOR YOUNGER, THE PERSONAL REWARD IS KNOWING SHE WAS SIMPLY IN A POSITION TO HELP. &gt;&gt; FOR PEOPLE WHO SAY YOU POTENTIALLY HELPED SAVE A LOT OF LIVES, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT? &gt;&gt; I MOSTLY JUST SAY I GOT REALLY LUCKY. THE LESSON I’VE LEARNED IS REALLY TO JUST TRUST YOUR GUT AND IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHIN JOYCE: SHE WAS SO OBSERVANT TO EVEN NOTICE THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE. HOW CLOSE WERE THESE BOMBS TO THE CAPITOL ITSELF? DERRICK: NOT FAR AT ALL. THE DNC AND QUARTERS IS THE FURTHEST -- DNC HEADQUARTAdvertisementWisconsin woman credits 'infamous load of laundry' with discovery of D.C. pipe bomb"You don't want to go down as the person who evacuates a city block for a hoax," Karlin Younger, a Madison native who lives and works in D.C., said.Never did Karlin Younger expect an everyday chore to spark a federal investigation. But the lunch break she decided to use to do laundry on Jan. 6 did just that in our nation's Capitol."I was doing a now infamous load of laundry, just changing it over from the washer to the dryer," she recalled.It was that load, the Madison native who now lives and works in D.C., was taking back to her building when Younger looked down and saw something odd."My first reaction was, 'This has got to be trash,' until I kind of leaned closer and saw that it was, in fact, something that looked like a bomb," she said.Younger noticed the piping, wires and a timer pointed to the number 20."You're on that edge of, 'I don't want to bother anybody,' I want to make sure this is real," she recalled from her home in Washington. "You don't want to go down as the person who evacuates a city block for a hoax. But at the same time, there was just enough of that gut instinct that said, 'This isn't a place you put a hoax,' I have to have somebody check this out."Younger decided to alert a security guard nearby. The bomb had been placed next to the headquarters of the Republican National Committee.She would later learn it was the first of two pipe bombs discovered that day, the same day a mob attacked the United States Capitol in support of President Donald Trump and his false claims alleging the election was "stolen."Investigators found the other potentially deadly device near the Democratic headquarters about a quarter-mile south of Younger's building.Federal investigators published a wanted poster with an image of the person they believe planted both bombs. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward to find the person.For Younger, the personal reward was knowing she was in a position to help."I mostly say I just got really lucky," she smiled. "The lesson I've learned is really to just trust your gut and if you see something, say something."Never did Karlin Younger expect an everyday chore to spark a federal investigation. But the lunch break she decided to use to do laundry on Jan. 6 did just that in our nation's Capitol.Advertisement"I was doing a now infamous load of laundry, just changing it over from the washer to the dryer," she recalled.It was that load, the Madison native who now lives and works in D.C., was taking back to her building when Younger looked down and saw something odd."My first reaction was, 'This has got to be trash,' until I kind of leaned closer and saw that it was, in fact, something that looked like a bomb," she said.Younger noticed the piping, wires and a timer pointed to the number 20.This content is imported from Twitter.You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.ONLY ON 12: The Madison native who found the first of two pipe bombs in DC just before the at 10. — Derrick Rose (@DRoseTV)"You're on that edge of, 'I don't want to bother anybody,' I want to make sure this is real," she recalled from her home in Washington. "You don't want to go down as the person who evacuates a city block for a hoax. But at the same time, there was just enough of that gut instinct that said, 'This isn't a place you put a hoax,' I have to have somebody check this out."Younger decided to alert a security guard nearby. The bomb had been placed next to the headquarters of the Republican National Committee.She would later learn it was the first of two pipe bombs discovered that day, the same day a mob attacked the United States Capitol in support of President Donald Trump and his false claims alleging the election was "stolen."Investigators found the other potentially deadly device near the Democratic headquarters about a quarter-mile south of Younger's building.Federal investigators published a wanted poster with an image of the person they believe planted both bombs. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward to find the person.For Younger, the personal reward was knowing she was in a position to help."I mostly say I just got really lucky," she smiled. "The lesson I've learned is really to just trust your gut and if you see something, say something."Loading more articles...

Advertisement"You don't want to go down as the person who evacuates a city block for a hoax," Karlin Younger, a Madison native who lives and works in D.C., said.Wisconsin woman credits 'infamous load of laundry' with discovery of D.C. pipe bomb"You don't want to go down as the person who evacuates a city block for a hoax," Karlin Younger, a Madison native who lives and works in D.C., said.Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptHERSELF LUCKY BECAUSE SHE WAS ON HER LUNCH BREAK AND THAT TURNED INTO AN HOURS LONG INVESTIGATION. NEVER DID KARLIN YOUNGER EXPECT AN EVERYDAY CHORE TO SPARK A FEDERAL...

Wisconsin woman credits 'infamous load of laundry' with discovery of D.C. pipe bomb

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