It looks like the Austin bomber ID was known before his Fedex trip.

The FBI/ATF/police had developed a shopping list of components, based on analysis of the early bombs. They went around to all the likely stores (Frys, Best Buy, Home Depot, etc) and went thru their sales records to develop a list of people that purchased those (20-30 candidates). They then narrowed that down thru cell tower triangulation. The Fedex security camera footage was added confirmation. Note they would not have seen the footage before the bomb at Fedex sorting center - no earlier bombs had been "mailed".

Posted: 03/22/2018 at 09:52AM

It looks like the Austin bomber ID was known before his Fedex trip. -- Hokie360 03/22/2018 09:52AM

Good thing these evil people aren't smarter and more careful. ** -- HokieSignGuy 03/22/2018 10:06AM

The overwhelming majority of our law enforcement techniques rely -- Tafkam Hokie 03/22/2018 7:33PM

Your last statement gives me hope. ** -- HokieSignGuy 03/23/2018 10:37AM

Yeah - they also said that his "disguise" at Fedex store really just drew -- Hokie360 03/22/2018 10:11AM

Might as well have worn some dicknose glasses ** -- Brown Water 03/22/2018 10:51AM

That's why they got his license plate numbers. And his on the FedEx ticket -- 48zip 03/22/2018 10:37AM

I wear pink gloves all the time. ** -- Stork 03/22/2018 10:15AM

Yeah, I saw that's image and laughed. It was ridiculous. ** -- HokieSignGuy 03/22/2018 10:14AM

It looks like the Austin bomber ID was known before his Fedex trip.

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