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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPictures of Boston bombing suspects from the FBI. Updated w/video
The site is very busy right now and I was lucky enough to snag these.
Here's the link to the site: http://www.fbi.gov/news/updates-on-investigation-into-multiple-explosions-in-boston/updates-on-investigation-into-multiple-explosions-in-boston
It's busy, so be patient.
Video from the site.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)I figured people here would be curious and I somehow got through first try.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)Lots of people I know in Texas are getting through, but from other states they're having problems.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)gateley
(62,683 posts)are having trouble w/the not-so-clear pics. When the site is back up, of course.
elfin
(6,262 posts)Need bigger, clearer pic, but can't get thru.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Look who is following beside the pink coat.
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)louis-t
(23,295 posts)ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)I appreciate your doing that.
ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)I hope the photos are posted all over the internet.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)I noticed they have a little link for the high res downloads but I didn't click on those yet.
ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)I couldn't get the high res to load......probably because the website is being slammed right now. If I can get them later I will post them.
tblue
(16,350 posts)They look like just regular 20 year olds. So disturbing. I hope they're brought in alive.
golfguru
(4,987 posts)Almost all 911 terrorists were in their 20's.
Warpy
(111,270 posts)on the chance these two clowns walked the route beforehand, maybe get better pictures. Also, someone in the crowd might have better pictures on cell phones.
I hope they manage to nail them fast. They need to be off the street and in cages.
cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)I'd say Jihadi and Columbine-type are about tied, with RW-loon now down to third.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)someone recently wondered where he had been lately
Windy
(5,944 posts)If it is al qaeda, unfortunately, I think we are in for more of this as the operation was successful.
quakerboy
(13,920 posts)Exactly what distinguishing marks tell them apart from your average citizen strolling down the street?
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)??
D23MIURG23
(2,850 posts)If the were running around Boston in jungle camo with grease paint on their faces, that would only tell me that they weren't very bright.
Ter
(4,281 posts)They bomb federal buildings, and go after those they deem evil (feds, abortion clinics, etc.). McVeigh types would not target a crowd of totally innocent people. This type of nut is most likely like that Batman shooter with the red hair.
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)He bombed a crowd . Right wing types hit symbolic targets.....like the Boston Marathon.....on tax/patriot day. Or the Olympics, or a Federal bldg.
treestar
(82,383 posts)that's the problem here.
MaineLinePhilly
(72 posts)global1
(25,252 posts)That backpack looks heavy as well. Could it be she was involved as well?
Myrina
(12,296 posts)Just saw the video, wonder why the FBI isn't including her?
Gore1FL
(21,132 posts)I'm guessing any arrest is going to be based on much more than what is being presented to the public for identification.
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)They would determine the manufacturer and model from the scraps, get detailed photos of the backpack, and then look for subjects carrying that specific backpack.
global1
(25,252 posts)Oilwellian
(12,647 posts)You seem upset.
global1
(25,252 posts)that I seem upset? I simply made and observation and asked a question.
Oilwellian
(12,647 posts)took the focus off of the two suspects the FBI wants us to zero in on. Also, there have been so many photos and comments posted of innocent people, and your question reminded me of that irresponsible behavior. If that's not the case, then I apologize for jumping to conclusions.
octothorpe
(962 posts)in the same manner as #2 was following #1... I'm sure the FBI already looked into it though.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)Last edited Sun Apr 21, 2013, 04:36 AM - Edit history (1)
on edit: looking at the video again, it looks like it's the same part of the street taken by three different cameras & it is the same people in each shot: a guy with a bag and a backpack, the woman in yellow, and two women in pink.
RetroLounge
(37,250 posts)impressive.
RL
yawnmaster
(2,812 posts)They may have access to more information, but that does not preclude that someone outside the FBI may have an idea that the individuals in the FBI did not have.
It is dangerous to just accept that an organization is "smarter" than any individual. It just isn't true.
RetroLounge
(37,250 posts)RL
yawnmaster
(2,812 posts)RetroLounge
(37,250 posts)As opposed to pop crime solving?
RL
yawnmaster
(2,812 posts)I don't understand why you are opposed to it.
RetroLounge
(37,250 posts)Makes life easier, huh?
RL
yawnmaster
(2,812 posts)RetroLounge
(37,250 posts)RL
yawnmaster
(2,812 posts)RetroLounge
(37,250 posts)RL
yawnmaster
(2,812 posts)RetroLounge
(37,250 posts)RL
HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)RetroLounge
(37,250 posts)RL
HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)you & others are acting like it's some kind of heretical act.
RetroLounge
(37,250 posts)RL
HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)reason, it makes me wonder why you & object to the question and feel such a strong need to shut it down.
RetroLounge
(37,250 posts)RL
HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)RetroLounge
(37,250 posts)RL
galileoreloaded
(2,571 posts)RetroLounge
(37,250 posts)TrollCat is impressed.
RL
intheflow
(28,476 posts)myrna minx
(22,772 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)maybe 10 minutes before the bombs went off.
ChangeUp106
(549 posts)I don't know 'em
global1
(25,252 posts)KansDem
(28,498 posts)It would seem the caps will give them away. Unless they acquired them for this one deed and then discarded them immediately, one might think a friend, co-worker, colleague, classmate, neighbor, etc., would I.D. them.
Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)Maybe someone else here can though.
Whiskeytide
(4,461 posts)... I saw a link in another thread.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)Googled it. Doesn't look even close. Nor does it look like a Bridgestone cap. The cap has somekind of white swoop on the left side. Suspect 2's cap looks like it has the # 7 on the side.
ETA: Actuallt downthread is a picture of a Bridgestone cap with a swoop on the side that looks spot on!
The Great Escape
(1,235 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)Just kidding.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)FSogol
(45,488 posts)hootinholler
(26,449 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)SlipperySlope
(2,751 posts)marions ghost
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JimDandy
(7,318 posts)Didn't see that one on google.
FunkyLeprechaun
(2,383 posts)I'll distribute the images to a few of my golfer friends.
madisongrace
(63 posts)They will be contacting the FBI soon.... Just saying...
Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)One of them only though.
ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)The site was swamped when I was trying.
ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)it took awhile to get them to load. The site is probably being swamped.
GoneOffShore
(17,340 posts)And glad that they disabled the comments on YouTube.
Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)YouTube comments are bad enough when it's something benign.
GoneOffShore
(17,340 posts)In the comments section.
polly7
(20,582 posts)I would think he'll be identified first.
Myrina
(12,296 posts)... they're doing everything they can to call these guys Al Queida without actually using the words.
They look to me like 2 geeked out college students. Remember the Aurora Colorado shooter? Brilliant American guys can be anti-social nuts too.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)As positive as it is to have some photographs to go off of, there's still nothing known about motives at this point.
White Hat is definitely light skinned and appears to be Caucasian. Black Hat may have somewhat darker skin than White Hat but it's still too unclear about his race or origin. And I don't know if the darker skin might just be a matter of shadows.
We. Just. Don't. Know. Anything. Yet.
John2
(2,730 posts)from my experience I can discern about these guys. They are two young men in about their 20s and the way they walk. I've seen this plenty of times. Both walk with an arrogance as if they are above everybodyelse and can get way with anything. Especially the kid with the base ball cap. He is bow legged too. I wouldn't rule out rightwing extremists at all.
Samantha
(9,314 posts)I even double checked from the back to be sure. I don't think there is any doubt about that, but I wonder why they didn't mention it. That is a very distinguishable characteristic.
Sam
RZM
(8,556 posts)lexw
(804 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,084 posts)because he looks like this -->
Awesome!
Thanks!
Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)It would be much better if these two were acting alone and not part of any other group, at least for America it would. Cable news, and their ratings are a whole different matter.
I just hope they catch them now and bring them to justice.
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)Ted Kaczynski comes to mind.
brett_jv
(1,245 posts)Musically talented as well.
I have to say the fact that these guys are so young makes me hopeful for a VERY quick ID, and a capture not long afterwards.
Reason I say this is because it's almost certain people this young have living parents, lots of relatives that know them well, etc. It's a lot easier for a 50+ year old person to fall off the map (ala Kaczynski) and have very few people knowing who/where they are than would be the case with 20 year olds.
Also more likely (though by no means certain) that they'd lack the funds to flee ... hell, they look like a couple college students.
I have to say of all the possible 'profiles' I imagined in the last two days, a couple of very ordinary-looking caucasian-looking college boys were very low on my list. I would think the vast majority of people envisioned either Arab-looking guys, or angry-looking, older, white guys. Just our existing prejudices coming out I suppose ...
Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)I don't think so, just because of the clothing and and the cap on one.
But of course it's possible.
The Boston Marathon is an international event.
Also don't forget that these may not be the perps. I agree that they look like very ordinary American guys that age.
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)Last edited Thu Apr 18, 2013, 06:45 PM - Edit history (1)
Or its tucked into a boot - a common bike trick to keep your pant leg from snagging.
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)What was street access/parking like during the marathon? Bikes might have made getting in and out quickly much easier.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)Aren't bicycle chains always on the right?
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)Thing is bouncing around and hitting into people.
I dunno. The guy in the white hat is supposedly the guy they have placing the bag and walking away. But he seems fairly cavalier with it here. I gotta think I'm using both slings if there's a bomb of that force and size in my bag.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)I don't know, but that might be fairly stable.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)detonated by a cell phone, then a timer. Whatever it was, I still can't imagine a bomber being that cavalier around an event in a large city where things like backpacks and purses draped over a shoulder are easy targets for thieves.
D23MIURG23
(2,850 posts)You have to ignite it in order to cause an explosion, and even then, it just burns rapidly. Low explosives only explode if they are ignited in a closed container, which can cause a rapid increase in pressure.
All the impact and friction sensitive materials are high explosives like nitroglycerine or PETN.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)soldiers all over the world can carry heavy explosives with them sometimes...
cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)pacalo
(24,721 posts)The cavalier, arrogant attitude is very striking, isn't it. I bet they're scared sh*tless right now, though.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)in the exact spot the bombs went off. And leaving them and walking away.
They have only released this video and these pics however because they show their faces the most clearly.
pacalo
(24,721 posts)Thanks, rider.
yawnmaster
(2,812 posts)wouldn't go off.
BainsBane
(53,035 posts)I was hoping they would be some fringe domestic group because then the fallout would be less significant. Imagine all the shit Fox and the Repugs are going to raise if these guys turn out to be Muslim. The fear mongering and finger pointing is going to be intense.
I think of how terrified everyone was by 9-11, and it was indeed awful. Yet far more Americans died in Iraq and Afghanistan than during the 9/11 attacks. More people have died form guns since Sandyhook than died in 9-11, yet few pay attention to that.
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BainsBane
(53,035 posts)ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)I'm sure others have noticed, but wanted to mention it
lumpy
(13,704 posts)n
Zorra
(27,670 posts)Best I can do.
Waiting For Everyman
(9,385 posts)It's clear by watching the video (the extended video on tv news, which starts with them rounding a corner and continuing down the street) that the two men are together (either that, or 2 is stalking 1 -- not likely). Yet they are walking single file, and further apart than people normally do.
It says to me that they are together yet trying to make it SEEM that they are NOT together.
Also, the markings on the hats could provide details, and the clothing etc. The black hat seems to have a "D" and the white one a "7"? Anyway, someone sooner or later will probably identify those logos, which could at least help with profiling if not a positive id.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)Black hat's already been ID'd as a Bridgestone golf hat. The other hat might be a Polo knockoff, and that "7" might be a 3 that just looks like a 7 because the still frame caught the guy in motion (it might also explain the elongated nose).
Waiting For Everyman
(9,385 posts)Interesting that the black one is a golf hat. What do we have here taking it altogether, in choosing the marathon and specifically causing limb injuries... radical sports terrorists? This bombing is weird.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)If those are hats they often wear, that would be a huge mistake.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)The speculation in the replies SUCK!
For every speculation there is an equal and opposite speculation. All speculations cancel out all other speculations, so why not give it up.
The pics and enhancements are great!
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)didn't provide any identifying details about their clothes...items of clothing with logos that surely they already IDed. so for us, IDing those items is part of trying to ID THEM.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)background? That is not something the FBI or anyone else needs because it's false, subjective, speculatory and very possibly bigoted. Sure, go for the clothes, remember the faces, but the rating of who fits what profile is asinine.
JCat
(26 posts)reminds me of Dylan Klebold.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)the picture of the'pressure cooker' looked much larger than those backpacks?
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)The pressure cookers have been identified as 6 liter; even the brand is identified.
6 liters is a gallon and a half of milk. Think of a gallon jug and 2 quarts and a pot around it. That easily fits in those packs.
The weight is more an issue, and those packs look heavy, weighed down, tugging at the shoulders. The cookers with metal and powder might weigh 35 pounds according to some reports.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)cbdo2007
(9,213 posts)guys. Based on the other pics I've seen posted with other potential suspects, there were tons of people taking pictures and there's got to be some higher quality pics out there posted. The other guys pictures we've been seeing are much more detailed, we just need to find them.
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)flamingdem
(39,313 posts)The decision to release the photos / video is because they don't have much else to work with -- and to me it seems these guys have a half a brain, enough to lay low for a long long time.
How frustrating will that be ... there may be many helping them to cover up on their way to safety.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)The FBI has circuit boards, powder residue, video footage, still photos, clothing IDs. They will get crowd sourcing and are undoubtedly looking over previous month's videos for scouting missions.
It has already been determined that the batteries used were common rechargeables for Radio Controled (RC) model airplanes, and that the circuit boards are similar to those types.
The suspects arrived by some transportation and there can be back tracking.
They turned the corner in the video. Which corner is that? Then there will be video along that path. People will have snaps of them on trains or bicycles. They may have been seen getting into a car or out of one. They may have been on buses.
They live(d) somewhere. Perhaps they told people on the 14th they were moving or going on vacation.
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)and we won't know their motives .. and that is perhaps just what they wanted to be more effective as terrorists / aholes
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)Wing nuts think it is Occupy Boston protesters sentenced Feb. 8, but never mind that their photos look nothing like the suspects.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)suffragette
(12,232 posts)them to the FBI.
HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)a white cap, but it wasn't this guy. it was a guy with sunglasses on the cap.
ChangeUp106
(549 posts)Center-left, by the building. No backpack.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/findbostonbombers/comments/1cn4wh/new_picture_of_suspect_2_white_hat/
I wonder if he has a false nose on?
ChangeUp106
(549 posts)I'm telling you these guys were not geniuses. This wasn't a sophisticated operation.
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)That whole profile shot should make this guy recognizable to someone who knows him well.
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)Just saying everybody's looking for the one guy whose face they can see and it happens to have a big nose. Nobody's looking for any other feature. Except his walk is also distinctive. I don't like that, either.
The other guy? Much more interesting to me.
kenny blankenship
(15,689 posts)In which case the people who know them well may be on the other side of the world and none too well disposed to help us and our law enforcement.
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)Lets face it, Jihadi's, Militia-types, disgruntled lone wolf types, etc.,...they've all taken shots at us over the years.
Have to catch these guys to figure out what's what.
kentuck
(111,102 posts)The cap and coat are very similar, similar hair length. smaller in stature, and his nose... But is the guy coming up behind him with the khakis and black hat his partner??
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)I wondered that also. the other photo made it look like he had some kind of glasses on, which appear to be missing from the person in this shot.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)Would not walk into and past explosion #2.
The two perps communicated by cell phone (seen in one of the photos and confirmed by cell tower records placing and timing).
Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)This should help the FBI find more images of him since they have a better trail to follow.
Brooklyns_Finest
(789 posts)While we don't know if he was involved in the attack, he is the same guy in the previous picture.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)The black coat on top is pulled away for a moment revealing something black on the left bottom of the grey jacket itself, or sticking out of it's lower side pocket.
ChangeUp106
(549 posts)Who looks just like Mr. White Hat. He ran away in March without warning. Didn't take anything with him. To be safe I will not post his pic or the website looking for him. You guys can find it.
pinstikfartherin
(500 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)Stinky The Clown
(67,808 posts)As you suggested, this info can easily be found.
Anyway, that's a tall, very skinny guy. Neither of the FBI bomber pictures indicate a guy that tall and that skinny.
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)Lead ruled out.
hlthe2b
(102,291 posts)I think it is ludicrous to speculate based on those blurry images... Maybe the FBI can with enhancement, but I've got nothing....and don't know how anyone else could conclude anything as well. So, perhaps the comment above is on target!