ALERT: FBI releases new security cam video of person who placed pipe bombs outside Republican...

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

[lagomorph777]

1. Not very helpful, I'm afraid.

But maybe somebody will have a clue?

[soothsayer]

3. Yeah those kicks

Don’t think it’s a woman’s build as some thought

[lagomorph777]

6. Kicks?

I just see regular walking.

[soothsayer]

7. Shoes

They look distinctive

[lagomorph777]

8. Too small for me to recognize any brand. You must have a big monitor.

[soothsayer]

9. No, on a wee phone

They just look like the kind someone might recognize

[lagomorph777]

10. Oh I thought you meant "Kicks" is a brand.

[soothsayer]

40. Oh ha. Sorry: shoulda just said "those shoes look distinctive"

[greenjar_01]

11. The previous released images have clear shots of the distinctive shoes

They've been identified by various internet sleuths.

[Treefrog]

19. I've been in DC and every bus shelter has a picture of those sneakers. Very clear pics on those.

I’m not sure how to post a link about the shelter pictures, but they’re everywhere. I think they’re Nikes with a distinctive design.

[soothsayer]

41. Oh neat

[intrepidity]

16. Shoes nt

[Ocelot II]

2. Looks like he hailed a taxi. They should be able to track that down.

[soothsayer]

4. Isn't he just stretching? You know, after a job well done and all

[bdamomma]

74. That's what I thought too

Stretching yes, placing bombs is hard work.

Those sneakers are the key.

[lagomorph777]

5. Yeah, could be. Why does it look like handheld cameras? Aren't these from fixed security cameras?

[orleans]

14. good question about the cameras. nt

[greenjar_01]

20. When they put the videos into whatever they used to combine/tweet them

They manipulated the images to keep the subject in more or less the center of the frame. The videos are not from a handheld camera. They're moving the completed video in the frame of the production software.

[Mike 03]

32. In the interest of time an agent probably used a handheld device to record what

was on the security video.

It does look like a rush job, so to speak. But the images are quite well resolved, compared to a lot of what I've seen released in other cases.

[greenjar_01]

13. Unsub stretches innocently as a Metro PD cop car rolls by, actually

[lagomorph777]

18. Is "unsub" the same as "incel?" And I guess "kicks" is "shoes" now.

I'm feeling very old.

[greenjar_01]

21. Kicks has been shoes since the 1980s

Unsub is from the teevee show Criminal Minds.

[lagomorph777]

24. Hmm, I guess I stopped slanging in the 1970s. Never heard of that TV show.

[Treefrog]

23. It means unidentified subject I think.

[Mike 03]

31. UNSUB - "Unknown Subject"

I first saw this term in John Douglas' first book "Mindhunter". It is (or was) commonly used by the FBI agents working in what used to be called the Behavioral Sciences Unit.

[hurl]

17. I interpreted it as waving to the passing police vehicle

Just a guess

[SunSeeker]

33. Me too. nt

[rockfordfile]

35. I agree

[Irish_Dem]

45. Why would he want to call attention to himself in this way to a PD vehicle?

[hurl]

68. Pure speculation but

I suspect he is convinced police are allies in his cause, and some likely are.

[Irish_Dem]

71. Could have been a signal to sympathetic police.

[Vivid Lizard]

12. Hmm...

There is something odd about this video. That handheld looking camera movement has been added (notice when the date card comes up). Why would anyone "official" releasing this do that? Plus the movements of the subject, the quality of the video... it just doesn't seem legit to me.

[lagomorph777]

15. I'm puzzled too.

Something does seem off.

[intrepidity]

25. Someone taking video of a computer that is playing the originals?

A way to omit original meta data from being released?

[demmiblue]

22. MORE VIDEO:

Link to tweet

[greenjar_01]

26. Oh, look, it's not a "handheld camera" after all...

[demmiblue]

30. I know, right?!

[Treefrog]

27. I feel confident they'll find this person, sooner or later.

[lagomorph777]

28. This version looks more normal (another version looked handheld).

This one also has two extra clips.

[intrepidity]

29. Something heavy in that backpack, that they don't want banging into their leg

I recognize that walk, and doing the counter-balance with the left arm that looks like arm waving to vehicle.

('Recognize' as in I've carried a heavy bag the same way.)

[Irish_Dem]

47. But he is carrying it in the awkward way? Holding the loop away from him with the heavy bag

side nearer to his body. The bag tends to hit your body this way. Better to carry it with loop further away?

He is carrying it like there is something bad in the bag.

[bdamomma]

76. the

person does have the bag not in contact with their leg. I hope they find that person. Seems like he or she was very confident of not getting caught.

[Irish_Dem]

77. I hope they find this person too.

[Paladin]

34. This individual is trying really hard to look like a white person's idea of a racial minority.

Trying a little too hard. I'm betting he or she is white.

[Treefrog]

48. How do you get that? What about him looks like a minority? What am I missing here?

[rockfordfile]

36. What's with the thumbs up to the Police car?

[Irish_Dem]

62. The movement in response to the police car is odd.

Why bring attention to yourself?

Or perhaps the perp was trying to appear casual by yawning and stretching.

[sheshe2]

37. They are showing them on CNN right now!

[Meowmee]

38. Not a woman for sure

[greenjar_01]

44. Very unlikely with that broad back

[bdamomma]

75. very

small in stature though. I thought the person looked like a female, mannerisms or something.

[Meowmee]

82. Yes- the shoulders and upper back are very broad & built up

With narrow hips.

[taxi]

39. The person walking the dog moves closer, not further away

The person walking the dog moves closer, not further away. It seems his traits are common and accepted for the neighborhood. As for his gait, it looks like he has a bad hip - whatever weight the bag has may lessen the hobble.

[soothsayer]

42. Slightly bowed legs?

[taxi]

43. From dog angle

he turns to the camera, and draws his right foot in. Clearly

[taxi]

83. Found someone of interest if not yet located

This guy,
Thomas Caldwell, who is alleged to be on of the orchestrators of the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, says there’s no way he could have led the mob since he is an “old cripple.”

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215225615#post2

[Irish_Dem]

46. Person is swinging their hips in an almost female way, but could be male with hip

problems?

[taxi]

50. In the alley shot

gym fit shoulders.
the bag is meant to look heavy, but isn't, they stay square. same hand, no swing. could be either

[Irish_Dem]

51. Why carry the bag in such a strange way? With loop away from the body, and bag

close to the body? That is not how you carry a bag.

But you are right, it makes sense if the person is carrying a light bag but wants us to think it is heavy. Still an odd way to carry a bag heavy or light.

So the perp then must have gotten rid of the objects in the bag, and wants is to think otherwise.

Women today are getting muscled arms and shoulders...

[taxi]

56. All different

I would watch harness races looking for early signs of a bad gait, and my hip hurts. Looks like me, so I thought guy. Others have swayed me more toward she being the suspect. I can't disagree with what you see.

[taxi]

52. hmm,

But you're convincing me. The shoulders are made to look big, but also look heavy in the back.
.

[Irish_Dem]

54. I was thinking it was a male, but the alley shot, looking at the back of the hips

swing is more like a woman walking.

But we could all be confused, if it is a male trying to look female or vice versa.

Edit to add: I looked at the entire first alley shot and the perp looks female to me.

[gldstwmn]

53. I get a strong female

vibe watching this video.

[Irish_Dem]

55. Yes I agree. One who works out a lot?

And has naturally broad shoulders?

[gldstwmn]

57. The clothing is part

of the deception I think.

[Irish_Dem]

60. Yes I think so. That is why we are all confused and trying to guess.

[taxi]

58. +

[Hotler]

67. I think they are female, it's in their movements and walk.

The cloths are a distraction.

[ellie]

59. I originally thought

it was a woman but these videos make me think it is a young man.

[Irish_Dem]

61. At first I thought female, then young male, now I am back to female with the

hips swinging as shown in the alley video.

[ellie]

63. Good point

I will look at it again.

[Irish_Dem]

64. Yes tell me what you think, it is the upper part of the alley.

I cannot really decide since other video looks more male.

[ellie]

66. It still looks like

a man to me. A young man with a bit of a swagger? Cocky?

On edit: I asked my husband and he said he thinks it's a woman.

[Irish_Dem]

69. Yes could be a bit of a male swagger.

I trust your husband's opinion, I think men are good at identifying women at a glance.

[ellie]

72. I agree!

Especially him. He is very observant.

[Irish_Dem]

73. A number of the men here are saying female.

Observant males.

[ellie]

79. I was

reading a thread on Reddit about the video and people there are calling the stretch this person did a "felony stretch," which stems from 1) an attempt to display to any onlookers how casual and relaxed he/she is feeling, and 2) to relieve muscles that tense from nerves. Apparently, cops 100% look for this, and most criminals know they do. This dude's an amateur.

[Irish_Dem]

80. Yes I thought of that. Like kids trying to look innocent.

But yes I agree, if that is the case, the person is amateur.
A professional would simply look as normal as possible.

[WarGamer]

65. watch how they walked around the tiny amount of water in the sidewalk.

and carrying the backpack like that instead of slinging one strap on a shoulder...

and the butt protrudes a bit...

I think it's female.

Apologies if pairing these characteristics with sex is rude.

[Irish_Dem]

70. Very observant and accurate observations.

But if he or she is carrying a bomb maybe they didn't want to sling it over a shoulder.

[bdamomma]

78. I wonder

if that cruiser (police) that went by was shown this video to give any feedback. I watched again I don't think that was a police car. There seems to an insignia on the door.

[Cognitive_Resonance]

81. Gait and movements imply female to me. nt