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Boston bomber 'is trapped by his phone': FBI 'use phone records to identify suspect
Daily Mail ^ | April 17, 2013 | Rachel Quigley

Posted on 04/17/2013 4:32:04 PM PDT by plain talk

The FBI said there has been 'substantial progress' in the Boston bombing investigation after they analyzed surveillance footage shot from a nearby department store which showed a man planting the second bomb. Investigators said the individual is seen at the site of the second explosion wearing a black jacket, a grey hooded sweatshirt and a white or off-color-white baseball cap backwards placing a back-pack on the ground while talking on his cellphone. The video obtained by the FBI captures this man using his cellphone at the moment the first explosion detonated 100 yards away on Boylston Street on Monday and 12 seconds before the second blast close to where he is standing. Federal agents then focused on the time-frame of that conversation to retrieve cell-phone records to identify potential callers according to CBS News. Call logs were then obtained through the cell phone masts surrounding the attack zone and using these, investigators matched up the users' identity with the time specific video and pictures to zero in on the individual.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: boston; bostonbombing; marathon; massachusetts; waronterror
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To: plain talk

This is very interesting but we should not be hearing any of the inside investigation info until after all the perpetrators are in custody. Someone has loose lips.


101 posted on 04/17/2013 7:01:53 PM PDT by wideminded
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To: Mean Daddy

Is he looking toward Mecca, thinking Allah will forgive his lack of oblation and touching his head to the ground?

HF


102 posted on 04/17/2013 7:08:54 PM PDT by holden (Alter or abolish it yet?)
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To: Jabba the Nutt

90% of the insider stuff that Freeper depend upon is printed in foreign papers - but never our MSM...then we think the public know the story, but they don’t read English papers any more than they read the NYT.


103 posted on 04/17/2013 7:16:21 PM PDT by q_an_a (the more laws the less justice)
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To: Fantasywriter
I heard a v strange signal, like an emergency frequency noise that I have never heard before, after which the line went dead.

We expect a full report after the FBI finally lets you out of custody, ok?

104 posted on 04/17/2013 7:22:50 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: cornfedcowboy

All cell tower logs show is that somebody made a call to a certain number. Big effin’ deal. Its not against the law to make a call just before, during, or right after a bombing. Besides, if really was the bomber, he should have used that phone exactly once, then into the harbor with it...

Now if they can use the image to track him him back and get pictures of him dropping off some packages, they’ll have something! Maybe they can use face recognition software?


105 posted on 04/17/2013 7:27:32 PM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: stlnative

Apparently, these are the two that were in the photograph shown to Fox News. This is based on comments made on Hannity’s show.

Tell me, would you hang around in the middle of a big crowd when logic tells you to Plant, Walk and Fire?

I wouldn’t. I will be very surprised if these are the guys.


106 posted on 04/17/2013 7:52:47 PM PDT by InterceptPoint
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To: stlnative

I agree about Blue Jacket and White Hat. Not likely that they will turn out to be the guys.


107 posted on 04/17/2013 7:55:11 PM PDT by InterceptPoint
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To: BerryDingle

” Remember the first idiot that bombed the WTC? The rear axle of the truck was found a few blocks away with the serial number on it and it was traced to Ryder truck rentals. The idiot went back to that Ryder truck desk for his “deposit” back. “

I do remember that. I guess I just assumed the idiots learned something from earlier stupidities. But who the heck knows. It’ll be interesting to see what gets them caught.


108 posted on 04/17/2013 8:19:41 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks plain talk.


109 posted on 04/17/2013 8:26:57 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: azcap
“wearing a black jacket, a grey hooded sweatshirt and a white or off-color-white baseball cap backwards “

If that's BACKWARDS; then his HEAD is on wrong!

110 posted on 04/17/2013 8:28:33 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: InterceptPoint

I also seriously doubt the two are the bombers.


111 posted on 04/17/2013 8:29:49 PM PDT by stlnative
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To: plain talk
The people themselves could help crack this case.

Oh I hope so!

Then we won't have to use evil waterboarding!

112 posted on 04/17/2013 8:30:32 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Girlene

there were earlier reports about a guy with a backwards white ball cap.....hmmmmm


113 posted on 04/17/2013 8:31:26 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

Where’s Waldo?


114 posted on 04/17/2013 8:31:46 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Slicksadick

“All these pictures, and I still dont see the individual with a grey hoody and a black jacket on.”

I am starting to think that is a purposely false description of the perps, to try to not spook the real people they are looking for. Just a thought.


115 posted on 04/17/2013 8:32:21 PM PDT by Batman11 (We came for the chicken sandwiches and a Sweet Tea Party broke out!)
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To: Elsie
Where’s Waldo?

Waldo is being deported to Saudi Arabia.

116 posted on 04/17/2013 8:33:03 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: stlnative

Another point: Blue Jacket is carrying a dark blue duffle bag. If he was a bomber there would be dark blue fragments all over the place. All I hear is two black backpacks. I’m sure by now the FBI has that item sorted out. We may not know but the FBI does.


117 posted on 04/17/2013 8:34:56 PM PDT by InterceptPoint
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To: PghBaldy

so that one guy took his coat off....he has the other two items...grey hoodie and a white cap worn backwards...that is the perp supposedly on the video dropping off the backpack....


118 posted on 04/17/2013 8:45:06 PM PDT by cherry
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To: JDoutrider

MARK!


119 posted on 04/17/2013 10:02:22 PM PDT by JDoutrider
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They can probably get his address by looking up the warranty card for the pressure cooker.


120 posted on 04/18/2013 12:13:32 AM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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