What Is The FBI Hiding About The DC Pipe Bomb Suspect?
Authored by Techno Fog via The Reactionary  It has been over five months and the FBI still has not apprehended the hooded suspect who placed pipe bombs near the RNC and DNC headquarters in Washington, D.C. on the evening of January 5, 2021. The FBIs latest wanted poster provides photographs and few identifying characteristics of the suspect:  There are, however, some curious omissions in the FBIs description. By now, we assume the FBI (if it has done a thorough investigation) has the suspects height, approximate weight, and shoe size. Calculating height from video footage is a simple matter of geometry. I wont get into the details of the calculations. But in general, this graphic from the FBIs Best Practices for Forensic Image Analysis shows the analysis done to determine the height of a bank robbery suspect. In the DC pipe bomb case, the suspect was seen on video standing on a DC street on South Capitol Street on the night of January 5. From this camera angle, the suspects height is roughly even with the height of a nearby handrail. Not a complicated problem for the FBIs experts to solve. Once the suspects height is measured against the fixed object, it could be compared against and confirmed by use of the measurements from the resident seen on video walking his dog. (We assume that the FBI has located and interviewed this resident.) By now the FBI also likely has a shoe size. Again, based on video footage this would be a simple measurement. Photograph for reference. Currently, the FBI has a $100,000 reward for information leading to the identification of this suspect. The FBI has pleaded with the public, saying We need your help to identify the individual responsible for placing these pipe bombs to ensure that they will not harm themselves or anyone else.  We reached out to the FBI, asking if they would release the suspects height and weight and shoe size. This information is essential to help the public identify the suspect. A couple possibilities. First, the FBIs investigation is probably further along than any of us know. Theyre collecting data on purchases of the suspects Nike Air Max Speed Turf and the timers, etc. used to make the pipe bombs. From that data they cross-reference travel, locations on 1/5/2021, height, shoe size, etc. Second, maybe theres something else to this story. The FBI has always been sensitive to its public perception and controls information to serve that purpose. For example, the FBI has never been forthcoming about its agents involvement with terror suspects. Or, consider whether the pipe bomb investigation would cut against the politics of January 6. I take no pleasure in skepticism of the FBI, but this is a reputation the FBI has earned. Either way, this outside observer cant help but notice that one group of targets  those who entered the Capitol Building on January 6  are pursued in the public sphere more aggressively than the person who set out pipe bombs the night before.