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In reply to the discussion: Online hacker Jester posted an interesting pic from Boston day of the race. [View all]Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)81. Everybody is Sherlock Holmes. I have a bag like that.
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Online hacker Jester posted an interesting pic from Boston day of the race. [View all]
bamacrat
Apr 2013
OP
It appears to me that the bag appears lighter when he is coming back from the finish line...
kentuck
Apr 2013
#112
Ever carry a bunch of groceries on one arm so the other is free to open a door?
Spitfire of ATJ
Apr 2013
#141
My point is that people need to be using common sense and the brains that God gave them,
MadHound
Apr 2013
#44
Yep. And those straps are a bit stiffer than, say, non-backpack straps.
Hassin Bin Sober
Apr 2013
#73
It seems one may be in need of knowing the difference between "imply" and "infer".
LanternWaste
Apr 2013
#86
Also note the small gray panel that can be seen in the photo where he has his side facing the camera
Ganja Ninja
Apr 2013
#79
But the bag remnant has specific identifying characteristics. It's not just randomly
Arugula Latte
Apr 2013
#105
If you compare where this guy is standing to the location of the explosion, they are close
Renew Deal
Apr 2013
#46
Agreed. With the thumb of the right in the waistband/belt for support, and covered by the left hand
WheelWalker
Apr 2013
#150
If the bomb was in the bag, it will be damaged differently than if the bomb was next to the bag
jeff47
Apr 2013
#97
There are hundreds of people taking pictures at the end of a raceline, so I'm sure someone got
cbdo2007
Apr 2013
#70
One reason why I'm not sure on this one - bag looks relatively intact if it was ground zero
MillennialDem
Apr 2013
#69
Well, Based on what people are saying here, I could be a suspect...except I wasn't in Boston.
Scruffy Rumbler
Apr 2013
#72
If they have a clear photo of him no longer with the backpack, that is incredibly interesting.
Arugula Latte
Apr 2013
#90
I think he is still holding the backpack there, there's a bit of the light grey coloured
polly7
Apr 2013
#98
He still has the bag in that photo. You just can't see it because the woman in front is blocking it.
Ganja Ninja
Apr 2013
#118
he's still got the backpack. see the girl in pink behind him? now look at the pictures in this OP.
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#174
But no other black-with-grey stripes, it seems, besides the blue-shirt bearded guy?
Arugula Latte
Apr 2013
#91
Here's another image going around with a completely different set of people.
Renew Deal
Apr 2013
#94
I bet one of those "brown guys" was the Saudi who was injured, interviewed, and cleared.
Arrowhead2k1
Apr 2013
#117
Exactly. If you were trying to change your appearance, lose the jacket and put on a hat.
grantcart
Apr 2013
#115
Bag looks a little small to be holding a pressure cooker of size, be nice to see the full shape.
grahamhgreen
Apr 2013
#100
Theodore Kaczynski, a.k.a. the Unabomber, was a volunteer in mind-control experiments sponsored by t
SoLeftIAmRight
Apr 2013
#137
Given the pervasiveness of camera phones and the thousands of vids/pic taken during the event....
Old and In the Way
Apr 2013
#136
I would venture that someone in this thread is very close to tagging the culprit...
kentuck
Apr 2013
#138
and if that's just some guy? i think it's irresponsible to post pictures with identifiable facial
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#170
"we have to start some where" = didn't realize DU was in charge of the investigation
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#173