It's going to be a week and they've yet to release his name even though they lied and said they knew it yesterday. Given this much of a head start, HOPEFULLY, he could be anywhere in the world rn.

  • PKMKII [none/use name]
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    1 month ago

    Usually when a criminal is caught, it’s not due to the police doing top-notch investigative work, it’s that the criminal improperly prepared for the crime. They missed some detail, did not prepare for all the eventualities, and that slip up leaves a bread crumb for the cops.

    This guy did it his prep work to a T:

    • Knew his target’s schedule, picked a time when the area would be less crowded.
    • While it’s not entirely clear if he was staying at a hostel or not, that’s a smart choice as those often will take cash and won’t require ID’s so it’s harder to trace.
    • Burner phone, changes of clothes.
    • Used a silencer to minimize noise, deftly unjammed the gun, zero hesitation in executing the target.
    • Getaway on the bike, which is both more mobile than cop cars in Manhattan, but also negates the police’s camera tracking software that can identify people based on their gait.
    • Heads for Central Park, the one bit of Manhattan, the one part of Manhattan that’s largely devoid of security cameras and has brush cover to dump the bag and change his jacket.
    • Heads out of town via the port authority bus terminal, once again clever as it’s a distance transit option that will take cash and doesn’t require showing ID. Plus a lot of those no-name bus companies are shady AF and would probably be amenable to “no-tell” service and unauthorized stops to let someone out.

    If he got a two day head start before the police realized how he got out of Manhattan, forget it, he could have to anywhere on the eastern seaboard or out to the Mississippi by then. They have no clue where to look for him.

    • Runcible [none/use name]
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      1 month ago

      but also negates the police’s camera tracking software that can identify people based on their gait.

      Not going to argue execution wasn't good, but c'mon. This is about as real as the rest of their shit

      • JayTreeman [none/use name]
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        1 month ago

        Most forensics is junk. Doesn't mean it isn't used though. Do I trust software to do that? No. I can identify my friends and family by their walk though.

        • LeylaLove [she/her, love/loves]
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          1 month ago

          Yeah, once you notice it, everybody walks just a little bit funny. Gait detection is one of the only bits of social (as in people, bullet forensics is usually solid) forensics that I can believe whatsoever

          • Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org
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            1 month ago

            Anecdotal, but I used to know someone with prosopagnosia (face blindness). They'd frequently identify people from further away than I could, partially due to their gait, whereas I had to wait until I could make out their face.

            • MrShankles@reddthat.com
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              1 month ago

              It's me, your friend! I can often identify people from behind, better than face-to-face, because the face will just cause a distraction for me to identify. Height, clothes/style, gait, body shape, voice, etc... all of these things are put together quickly for identifying someone, as the face is tricksy to my brain

        • Runcible [none/use name]
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          1 month ago

          I didn't say they wouldn't use it, just that there is no reason you would have to "negate" it. It is clearly just more computer phrenology meant to get jurors to agree to convict. It's not like there's a gait database tied to individuals out there

      • ubergeek@lemmy.today
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        1 month ago

        Dogs recognize their owner by gait before it's possible for them to even see a face.

        Gait recognition is a thing.