MAGA Bomber question

[DemocratSinceBirth]

The authorities are suggesting the MAGA Bombs came from Florida. Presumably that is because of the postmark. One would assume the MAGA Bomber was at least smart enough to mail them from an area where he or she doesn't live, as to reduce the risk of apprehension.

What do ya'll sleuths think ?

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Wait and see-- it took 17 years to catch the unabomber...

and the people who are looking for this one are more experienced, but not magicians.

[mr_lebowski]

2. That was a long time ago though, forensics have come a long long way

Not to mention there's way more 'tracking' of mail, and way, way more surveillance cameras all over the place.

And the Unabomber was a pretty crafty cat. Good chance Mr. "Get 'er Done" is much less so.

[unblock]

7. the unabomber apparently put a lot of thought into avoiding detection

including spacing out his attacks over quite a period of time.


this guy so far is showing no hint of any such cleverness.

and technology and our markets for materials are far more readily tracked these days.


i doubt this guy will evade law enforcement for long.

[Cattledog]

3. I don't think there were "post marks" on them. The packages/envelopes had

"Forever stamps" on them placed by the sender not the Post Office. They were probably placed in a drop box. Since they are soft and
irregular packages they wouldn't have gone through an automated machine to get a postmark. The only FL connection that I have heard is the Wasserman return address.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. I'm learning

Not every package that goes through the post office doesn't have a postmark ?

[unblock]

8. everything the post office delivered gets a postmark.

it's possible that the post office didn't deliver some of these things.

someone could put stamps on a package then hand-deliver it to the destination and place it in or near a post office box.
i don't think that happened in this case, but that's one way a package could have stamps without a postmark.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. So my initial impression is the FBI saw a postmark from an area in FL is correct.

It would make sense for the MAGA Bomber to mail it from somewhere else.

[Runningdawg]

4. It's my understanding some of the packages were delivered by courier.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. It was mailed to an off site CNN facility and then delivered by a courier.

[Flaleftist]

9. He might have known enough to do that.

But there are plenty of other ways he could be found. For example, one method I have read about somewhere, if he carried his phone on him and they can pinpoint the suspect to a number of locations at a certain time. They could get records of which phones were pinging in those areas and look for a common number. So if he used multiple post offices, that could be enough.

[LanternWaste]

11. My guess is the guy was simply an idiot.

And far too simplistic in thought and deed to place any great concern into how it will eventually be traced back to him. He's left far too much evidence, and my guess is he will be discovered much sooner rather than later.

My hunch is he's simply a bitter man, wholly filled with a rage produced, manufactured and distributed by hate radio who thinks he's doing Trump's work.

[nykym]

12. DNA from

licking the stamps maybe?

[Cattledog]

14. Those stamps are self adhesive.

[dameatball]

13. Walmart would know if any single person bought a large quantity of the same clocks by simply

tracking the item #. If they have that info, they may have video or even a credit card number.If the buyer was smart he would have bought them at separate stores in widespread areas and used cash..

[jberryhill]

16. that clock is not unique to Wal-Mart

It is a generic cheap clock manufactured by the zillions in Asia and sold in lots of places:

https://www.ebay.com/p/Car-Dashboard-Windshield-Clocks-Electronic-LCD-Display-Digital-Vehicle-Clock/918326943?iid=112342227833&chn=ps



https://www.dhgate.com/store/product/new-universal-black-digital-clock-for-car/415317606.html

[dameatball]

18. Ah, okay. The info I read referred to it as a Walmart product. Good point.

Last edited Thu Oct 25, 2018, 09:02 PM - Edit history (1)

That would still be an initial lead they would follow. Heck it could have been Ebay or a flea market. But it is a start.

[Dave Starsky]

17. They will find this idiot, fairly soon.

And by fairly soon, I mean within a couple of weeks.

It took years to catch the Unabomber. Times have changed considerably since then. There are now cameras EVERYWHERE. People now WILLINGLY share EVERYTHING they ever do on social media. It will not take long for authorities to put all of these pieces together and arrest this clod.

[jberryhill]

15. "smart enough"

I don't think the person responsible was particularly "smart"

[dameatball]

19. Please explain. I tend to agree. But your thoughts? Thanks.