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flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 12:02 AM Oct 2014

Rachel showing this FBI published video seeking tips on this man's identity

I think he's Canadian. At 16 seconds he says "outside" with that distinctive auut sound.

The first 12 seconds or so are in Arabic. This is a 2 minute excerpt.

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Rachel showing this FBI published video seeking tips on this man's identity (Original Post) flamingdem Oct 2014 OP
Too bad there's no app tblue Oct 2014 #1
I thought the same thing-- surely technology can render a picture of a face based on contours or Stardust Oct 2014 #2
I don't think it's that easy. The best would be if someone knows this person and in spite of flamingdem Oct 2014 #4
He has the same eyes as the British jihadi flamingdem Oct 2014 #3
Can't someone identify that building in the background? Nt Logical Oct 2014 #5
Check out brown moses flamingdem Oct 2014 #6
I would say not necessarily Canadian, in fact Spider Jerusalem Oct 2014 #7

Stardust

(3,894 posts)
2. I thought the same thing-- surely technology can render a picture of a face based on contours or
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 12:23 AM
Oct 2014

even a talented forensics artist. Heck, I can make out a lot of his features just from the video and I'm no trained expert.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
4. I don't think it's that easy. The best would be if someone knows this person and in spite of
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 12:44 AM
Oct 2014

the voice probably being modified, or that it's a different voice from the person depicted, they know by the vibe/gesture/size/detail.. hey that's Mohammed who worked at the car dealership in Toronto, or something..

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
3. He has the same eyes as the British jihadi
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 12:42 AM
Oct 2014

but a different build. I'm just wondering if the voice is an overdub. Otherwise he has to have a microphone, probably wireless, under that mask.

The FBI has spent weeks trying to figure these out. Too bad they don't have more people on the inside.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
6. Check out brown moses
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 01:16 AM
Oct 2014

Or bellingcat on google. It's a guy who uses geopositioning with open souce data like media photos to figure out where things are.

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
7. I would say not necessarily Canadian, in fact
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 01:30 AM
Oct 2014

that's known as "Canadian Raising" but it's present in some accents found in the upper US Midwest; he could be from Minnesota or Michigan or Wisconsin.

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