Redditor notices suspicious person with rental car in wake of Brown and MIT shootings and reports tip to FBI. The FBI and Providence PD just now confirmed via live press conference that this Reddit comment led LEOs to the suspect who was just found dead in Salem NH
  • 2049 points Doc-in-a-box

    REDDIT WE DID IT!!

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    635 points h3fabio

    Redemption of a sorts.

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    295 points slugamo

    Broken clock something something

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    50 points SuperCub

    ‘Scuse me, gotta go report a strange car on my street so I get famous

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    21 points 0x7E7-02

    It's not strange. I just can't afford a paint job right now.

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    7 points FauxReal

    This guy is over here stealing jobs from Nextdoor Karens.

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    2 points Welcome_2_Pandora

    Just report your own car!

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    64 points Crombus_

    Hey, it only took... Jesus Christ it's been 12 years

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    20 points bennitori

    Shut up! I'm not that old!

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    22 points m_Pony

    I have t-shirts older than half of the userbase.

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    1 points anomalous_cowherd

    But are they smellier than half the userbase?

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    39 points rodaak11

    Redditemption

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    3 points h3fabio

    Even better

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    3 points istapledmytongue

    But who gets the $50k?

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    1 points h3fabio

    Reddit good for all of us!

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    8 points jgilbs

    Not boston, but close enough

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    1 points kalasea2001

    Are you saying Mr A.Sorts committed the crime? The hunt renews

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    1 points girl_incognito

    Until it turns out this one didn't do it either :P

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    76 points jenjavitis

    Will this redeem us from that whole Boston Marathon fiasco?

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    81 points __redruM

    No we need 4 more before we can redeem.

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    29 points ugotamesij

    Five correct tips then we can get one wild, totally uncorroborated accusation for free!

    j/k we've been doing the latter for years

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    18 points Mightymaas

    WHY DID YOU REDEEM IT?!???

    sorry, sorry. been watching too much kitboga

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    2 points daniu

    You had no choice

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    3 points m_Pony

    do we at least have enough for a free sub?

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    3 points dontdoitdoitdoit

    Here's a free sub, /r/wsb

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    2 points darkkite

    alright, who's is starting the 2nd? any new volunteers /s

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    2 points misterfistyersister

    Redeemed like a punchcard

    Wasn’t it Reddit that found the Idaho killer too? 3 more left.

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    3 points wickedsmaht

    Heck no. That was the witch hunt of all witch hunts on this platform. We need a few more like this to balance the scales.

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    21 points pugsftw

    Good job everyone. You're welcome

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    21 points beerhiker

    Guys, this is how we know we're in the wrong timeline.

    I think we jumped ship when the Cubs won the world series in 2016. So, it's all kinda their fault.

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    10 points shreiben

    It took a few tries but we got there eventually.

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    5 points SeismicFrog

    And to the beta testers that allowed us to hone this craft… we thank you! Your commissary stipend is in the mail.

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    8 points shamwu

    We found the providence shooter!

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    5 points bennitori

    For real this time!

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    2 points pjesguapo

    Suspect found dead is The xactly what happened last time.

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    2 points huge_jeans

    We're taking it back !

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    2 points JJAsond

    One of the more "iconic" redditor phrases and you still managed to fuck it up

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    2 points aakaakaak

    The fake boston bomber was dead when they found him too.

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    5 points Teantis

    And was also a brown student, weirdly.

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  • 715 points ZeMoose

    Does this make up for Boston?

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    1149 points BeerorCoffee

    No.

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    820 points wagon_ear

    And in fact I'd say it's going to embolden a bunch of keyboard wielding morons to commit like a dozen more Bostons.

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    43 points morgiananus

    Damn u right. 🤦

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    24 points Bradddtheimpaler

    Time is a flat circle

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    13 points Sad_Alternative9017

    My dick is flat and round

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    2 points Nolzi

    Have you tried reaching your local prostate?

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    1 points asforus

    Especially if the dude got the $50k

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    1 points SheZowRaisedByWolves

    Those true crime subs are salivating and rock hard rn. It will be Delphi Murders all over again

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    303 points whichwitch9

    No. This was not internet sleuthing. This was a person who was near the scene and actively noticed something weird. They went to reddit because it was bugging them. Reddit was a sounding board for what this person was already piecing together of something they saw/experienced off reddit.

    That's a good use of reddit. Person seemed a bit like they didn't know what to do but had something. Redditors just gave them some direction and backed up that it wasn't in the person's head; it was weird.

    Boston was people across the fucking country grasping at straws and actively passing around misinformation based on information that was being passed around and misconstrued each time it went to someone new. That was not a good use of reddit

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    22 points BlindWillieJohnson

    Meanwhile, if you want to see internet sleuthing on the same story, Twitter bent themselves into insane, unhinged pretzels to blame an innocent person because he was an effeminate Palestinian activist; the perfect patsy for hateful people who want to paint leftists, LGBT people, immigrants AND critics of Israel as dangerous. They harassed him so thoroughly that he had to have the University take down his student page and go into hiding. And when the school took steps to protect him, a mob of right wing ideologues (including multiple sitting congresspeople) convinced themselves that they were doing a cover up on the murders and that it was an inside job to facilitate the assassination of a young Republican.

    It was one of the most unhinged episodes I’ve ever seen in social media. That’s what sleuthing gets you. A digital mob that wants, above all else, to confirm its own biases. What happened here was, to your point, completely different.

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    6 points Donny-Moscow

    facilitate the assassination of a young Republican

    Are you still talking about Brown or was this comment about Charlie Kirk?

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    15 points BlindWillieJohnson

    I’m taking about Brown. One of the victims, Ella Cook, was the Vice President of Brown’s Young Republicans chapter. Obviously she was just some poor girl in the wrong place at the wrong time. But right wing Twitter convinced themselves that she was the target of the attack and it was an assassination, and one that the school helped facilitate.

    Again the whole saga right wing Twitter went on here was completely unhinged.

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    3 points Teract

    I'm a fan of OSINT (open source intelligence), especially the work that Bellingcat does. They do a great job of filtering out the trash and finding correlations in heaps of data. But then, they're an organization that has a name to uphold, where twitter and reddit don't take responsibility for what users post.

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    10 points that_guys_posse

    TBF--something that gets forgotten is that a big part of the Boston problem were news organizations reporting on this reddit misinformation and spreading it to a much, much wider audience.
    Then, when it was clear that reddit detectives were wrong, media orgs were somehow able to step back and wag a finger at reddit without ever admitting their part in it.
    Don't get me wrong--reddit deserved what it got but it's always bothered me that news organizations were able to report the random BS on reddit without verifying anything and they didn't share in any of the blame.
    Would've been a good time for news orgs to reflect and decide that they should have more integrity than people on a random message board and should do their due diligence rather than be so worried about 'getting scooped' that they rush to air with something unsubstantiated.

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    7 points NorthernSparrow

    The thing about Boston that everybody forgets though is that there was a redditor on scene. There was a whole separate thread posted by someone who was actually there at ground zero where the bombs went off. Full disclosure, it was me, it was my thread, I was there, I was at the bombing. My post shot to the top of reddit (what I mean is, for most of that week it was my post(s), not the attempt to find the culprit, that was at the top of Reddit’s front page). Thing is, there was a really heartwarming response to that thread, all kinds of people reaching out to me to donate and help and volunteer. I ended up on site coordinating the BAA’s effort to reunite thousands of stray marathon runners with their lost possessions (the thousand of “runner bags” that were heaped in a gigantic mess on Boylston Street), and a bunch of redditors showed up IRL to volunteer for the whole rest of the week trying to sort the twenty zillion bags and help all those thousands of runners. There were literally thousands of runners stranded on course when the bombs went off and they all ended up without their cell phones, keys, passports, critical meds, even some of the wheelchair marathoners couldn’t get their prosthetic legs afterwards, it was a huge big deal, and redditors came out of the woodwork in response to my post to help all those people. We even got people their Boston finishers’ medals (a huge freaking deal for runners).

    Now all anybody else remembers is Reddit’s stupid search for the suspect, but I was there, and what I remember a lot more is random redditors appearing out of nowhere to work with me till 3am in the cold on Boylston Street, and for the whole next week after, just trying to help the runners. I just think it’s a pity that the good things that redditors did that week seem to have been totally forgotten.

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    83 points TrainingSword

    Considering it got a cop killed and tortured the family of a dude who committed suicide weeks earlier…..no

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    43 points RyanTranquil

    That was a wild thread back then

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    8 points 0x7E7-02

    I can't believe that was almost 13 years ago.

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    4 points ThatAdamsGuy

    What happened in Boston? Like with Reddit, specifically, I obviously know the event.

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    5 points ZeMoose

    https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/s/pjK2Cam4qW

    https://www.reddit.com/r/MuseumOfReddit/comments/1iv343/the_boston_bombing_debacle/

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    3 points ThatAdamsGuy

    Thanks. Damn, that one really passed me by.

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    9 points DoofusMagnus

    Any time you see someone sarcastically saying "We did it reddit!" they're referring to this incident.

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    2 points baummer

    Nothing ever will.

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  • 310 points Heal_Me_Today

    What’s really interesting is that the FBI monitors comments quick enough for them to matter

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    625 points beef-supreme

    A different redditor called it into the tip line and the OOP said they did too

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    107 points Heal_Me_Today

    Thank you. This makes more sense.

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    61 points wolfeybutt

    He made a post confirming that he met with Providence authorities after calling in the tip as well.

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    10 points Shufflebuzz

    Place your bets on whether OOP ever sees a dime of that reward money!

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    16 points Nicklefickle

    Will they get the €50,000 reward?

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    32 points Justtiredanbored

    That is a good question. I always wondered about those rewards. If people actually got them. I've never seen much follow up on that. 

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    32 points BradMarchandsNose

    They usually say the reward is “up to $50,000.” The full amount is usually reserved for somebody who would be able to give them a lot of information, like names, address, exact location, etc. something that leads directly to a quick and easy arrest. Small bits of information like this one might lead to some reward, but usually not the full amount.

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    14 points ugotamesij

    The full amount is usually reserved for somebody who would be able to give them a lot of information, like names, address, exact location, etc. something that leads directly to a quick and easy arrest.

    ... and a conviction, according to the FBI poster in the original post.

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    1 points Donny-Moscow

    Since the shooter is dead does that mean the reward money is off the table?

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    8 points ugotamesij

    I mean I certainly wouldn't be surprised if the FBI used that as justification for not paying out the full reward value, sure.

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    27 points exileonmainst

    No one ever gets the reward money. It’s a scam.

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    12 points Ssoldier1121

    Now we have a redditor in position to update us

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    3 points Shufflebuzz

    Nobody saw a dime for snitching on Luigi

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    1 points [deleted]

    [deleted]

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    4 points exileonmainst

    There’s many cases of people suing to try to get the money to be paid out

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    14 points krypto909

    It said leading to arrest and conviction.

    He's dead so not even arrested

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    10 points you_buy_this_shit

    Those "rewards" RARELY get paid out.

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    1 points ChoripanConPepsi

    So, who is going to get the reward money?

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    19 points CriticalEngineering

    They monitored their tip line.

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    14 points [deleted]

    [deleted]

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    1 points aaaaaaaarrrrrgh

    we have been attempting to contact you via chat to no avail

    Yeah no shit, people either ignore or turn off the spam delivery system.

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    -6 points [deleted]

    [deleted]

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    11 points purpleeliz

    what

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    -11 points KnowItOrBlowIt

    Feel free to ask more questions. Also, I've lived in this neighborhood my whole life; I know it bettter than the fbi.

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    1 points b0n2o

    Robert Hanssen

    That's a name I haven't heard in a long time. Vienna?

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    1 points knobunc

    This means nothing to me Oh, Vuenna

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  • 275 points smackfu

    Not just commented:

    On the evening of December 17, a male subject approached Providence Police officers at 194 Meeting Street where the Brown University Alumni Hall building is located. The male subject identified himself as John and as the Reddit poster. John's full identity is known to the Providence Police and to your Affiant.

    (That’s from the arrest warrant, there’s a lot more but copying text from their PDF is arduous.)

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    88 points Grayly

    John Doe always seems to be at the right place at the right time.

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    17 points littleredpinto

    Not if he is in the park, late at night, looking to buy some kitty from a scratch dealer..then he was in the wrong place, even though it was the right time.

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    11 points Centimane

    Also at the wrong place at the wrong time. Getting hit by cars constantly.

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    3 points Grayly

    Him and Jane are everywhere.

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    2 points New-Journalist6724

    I thought he died a long time ago? 🤔

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    3 points NDSU

    He got better

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  • 220 points Laserdollarz

    I helped identify a murderer on reddit once a few years back.

    Detectives were probably far ahead of me. I was just stoned and got to googlin'.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Denver/comments/1bzz9sg/comment/kyvn2en/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

    Lol I even referenced Boston 

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    54 points lolimazn

    I promote you to ceo of Reddit. Spez can suck it.

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    9 points ravidranter

    I clicked on this to read more and I had already upvoted your commented back then. Small world

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    13 points Laserdollarz

    Just a heads up, even if you solve murders and make cry maps, the denver mods will ban you if you impersonate the mayor during his AMA's lmao. 

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  • 112 points CheeseStickChomper

    We did it Reddit!

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    60 points pugsftw

    🤡🤝🤡

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  • 55 points myownzen

    What exactly is odd about someone unlocking their vehicle while approaching and then deciding to not enter it and re locking it before they go away???

    Like i get the context and all but even then what am i missing that seeing that wouldnt stand out to me as anything suspicious?

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    27 points akingwithnocrown

    I was wondering the same and found this https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/s/PSb4DrY3el

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    32 points Ensvey

    Thanks for the additional context. I still don't really get it. The OOP saw a guy in a bathroom dressed inappropriately for the weather. OOP decided to follow him, and thought it was weird that he backed away from his car. Why did he decide to follow a stranger based on his clothing, and why was it a red flag that he backed away from his car? I'm dressed inappropriately for the weather all the time, I wonder how suspicious it makes me look 😬

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    19 points arrownyc

    Also why is a baggy jacket and work pants weather inappropriate..? And who follows and confronts someone for being underdressed for the weather?

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    22 points lazydictionary

    Because OP thought the guy was being weird and sketchy. And he was 100% right because the guy ended up being a mass shooter.

    They had a small confrontation in the bathroom, OP followed them outside at a distance, noticed they got weird when they unlocked their car and then locked it, and kept walking on.

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    6 points kogeliz

    I am so confused

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    14 points cccxxxzzzddd

    I know. You need this detail. The guy lived at times (slept) in the building so he knew the baseline for that bathroom and this guy deviated from it. That is why he followed him. See my comment history for more 

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    3 points kogeliz

    Ah, thanks!

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    6 points GolfOtherwise3420

    It was more than just backing away from the car once he saw John, but also retreating again a few times and circling the block each time he encountered John.

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    2 points ParanoidBlueLobster

    The suspect was wearing cheap looking clothing and shoes hiding his face in a private university where tuition cost $70k/year so no one there would be wearing walmart clothing

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    15 points FeedMeACat

    Are you imagining it as they described? Specifically the 'backed away' part. I have seen plenty of people realize they forgot something and then turn around and go back the way they came. I have never seen someone back away from a car in normal going about your day activity.

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    25 points joon24

    This encounter was hours before the shooting. OP left out the part where he first encountered the guy in a bathroom and then followed him outside to his car and then circled back to check his license plate. Even though the tip helped that's still very odd behavior from the OP.

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    12 points randynumbergenerator

    According to another comment quoting a nyt article, he was a custodian, and ran across him a couple times.

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    3 points lazydictionary

    The redditor was not a custodian. That was someone else who noticed the shooter weeks before being weird.

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    2 points randynumbergenerator

    Oh okay, thanks for the clarification.

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    -2 points user10085

    The story in the providence sub is that he's homeless. A homeless custodian? Surely not.

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    8 points randynumbergenerator

    Surprise, there are a lot of people in the US with regular jobs who can't afford housing. Custodian jobs generally do not pay very well.

    https://endhomelessness.org/blog/employed-and-experiencing-homelessness-what-the-numbers-show/

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    2 points JustVan

    That's America for you.

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    6 points arrownyc

    Am I understanding this correctly, OP approached the suspect and asked him why he was walking away from his car? That's an extremely odd thing to do..

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    6 points joon24

    There's more info on page 6 in the linked zip. But essentially OP said he found it strange that the suspected shooter wasn't wearing weather appropriate clothing and then observed him for a bit then followed and finally confronted him.

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    7 points arrownyc

    Also why would you observe, follow, and confront someone for that?

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    3 points arrownyc

    Ya I read that - he was wearing a "baggy jacket" and "walmart work pants" - what about that is not weather appropriate..?

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    2 points lazydictionary

    Because it was 30°F outside (like -1°C), and windy.

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    5 points Zouden

    I always pat my pockets and throw my hands in the air so everyone can see that I've forgotten something and have a reason for turning around.

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    8 points kilopeter

    That specific behaviour would be extremely suspicious because it exactly mimics the actions of the Brown University shooting suspect.

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  • 53 points RawrRawr83

    I, too, find Nissan's sketchy

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    19 points TruckerBiscuit

    Truckers have a special relationship with Nissan Altimas. They are the unguided missiles of our nation's roadways. 🤣

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    4 points Illinisassen

    With good reason.

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    1 points phillywisco

    The plural of Nissan is Nissans.

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  • 37 points Prior-Jellyfish-2620

    We did it Reddit!

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    10 points madmaxturbator

    I didn’t do shit man, sorry. this one is all you guys. Good job 

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  • 27 points iknowallthecameras

    This is amazing. So many people glued their phones usually. People say random drama is drawn to me, but it's really just because my head is on a swivel 24/7 after witnessing a murder. That shit changes how you react to sounds/movement in your peripheral. You can feel when something is off when you're dialed into your surroundings. Good on this redditor for paying attention.

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    25 points dill_pickles3

    OP had lost his phone he said that day.

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    6 points ballerina22

    I think he said he was on his way to the Verizon store when this happened, he'd lost the phone on a bus?

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  • 19 points snatch_hugger

    So does u/lamin_kaare get $50k? How do these rewards actually play out? 

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    19 points dill_pickles3

    The award was for “arrest and conviction” so the FBI can find a way out of it but R.I. governor said if he had a say that money would be paid out.

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    8 points Any-Hornet7342

    Not to nitpick, but that was the attorney general. The RI governor has been meekly standing in the background for all these press conferences

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    -8 points Specialist-Cry-1706

    They will pay the libs in RI fucked up

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    2 points randynumbergenerator

    The libs?

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    5 points I_Miss_My_Beta_Cells

    Seems like the suspect offed himself amd reward was contingent on conviction soooo..

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  • 14 points alternateusername4me

    Wow this is wild 

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    26 points R-code

    No, this is Patrick.

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    0 points durtmagurt

    Oh hi Patrick!

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  • 16 points Ulthanon

    Once again, the people doing Kash Patel’s FBI work for him. Unbelievable.

    Props to the Redditor obviously.

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  • 9 points Meior

    That's great, but I'm confused by why OP found it odd that he relocked his car? I do that every time I leave my car, even if I unlock it then change my mind and leave again.

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    7 points Relarela

    That behavior by itself might not be unusual, but sometimes our gut just says "this isn't right" and makes you pay extra attention.  There were probably also things the guy was doing that the subconscious picked up wasn't right. 

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    4 points lazydictionary

    Because the shooter went from the bathroom on campus to his car blocks away, unlocks the car, doesn't enter it, backs away, and relocks it, and continues walking on. It was weird as hell.

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    3 points arrownyc

    And then after that, followed the guy to ask him why he was walking away from his car. This is extremely odd..

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    2 points GolfOtherwise3420

    He went to his car and retreated multiple times, when seeing John several times, including circling the block and approaching the car again.

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  • 6 points ContinuumGuy

    Reddit... finally did it?

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  • 6 points UnicornMeatball

    Reddit: 1, Kash Patel: -1

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  • 6 points Jazshaz

    We le did it reddit!!1! (but for real, get that reward money u/lamin_kaare)

    Sources:

    https://www.youtube.com/live/x-QjXQfSQcU?si=5OzHCSvYK81RVNnf

    https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/18/us/brown-shooting-suspect?smid=url-share#332df994-a2a3-524b-a7a7-1f0e5875d054

    Peter F. Neronha, Rhode Island’s attorney general, said a man who appeared to have crossed paths with the suspect approached the police with information and “blew this case right open.” He said, “That person led us to the car, which led us to the name,” as well as other photographs of the suspect.  

    https://ibb.co/r2MD8QsQ

    On December 16, 2025, the tip command center received information from an anonymous source referencing a Reddit post from the Providence sub-Reddit made by the username " The then- anonymous tipster stated the Reddit poster said they saw the suspected shooter walking in the area. Investigators obtained a copy of the Reddit post... The information disseminated to the public at the time of that Reddit post did not include the full video from the RI Historical Society, located at Benevolent Street in Providence. Any released videos up until that point did not include a grey Nissan or a vehicle with a Florida plate. Based on the tip, investigators reviewed the surveillance videos further and located a grey/blue Nissan sedan. It appeared consistent with the make and model of a Nissan Sentra sedan.

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  • 6 points justatest90

    Also a reasonable 'final word' from them on the topic.

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  • 4 points monkey_monkey_monkey

    Nice to see Reddit get one right!

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  • 6 points deadbeatsummers

    FBI does nothing again lmao

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  • 4 points SporkchopSandwiches

    We got the right guy this time, hooray 🎉

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  • 3 points theartfulcodger

    But but but Kash Patel told me a week ago, just 24 hours after the shooting, that the FBI had the shooter in custody!

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  • 3 points Visualize_

    did they get the 50k though

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  • 3 points gopackgo555

    That’s awesome. Great example of the positive way that modern social media should be used

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  • 2 points shrimcentral

    I still hold a theory that they identified using illegal motoring technology— AI recognition software or phone tracing, and now they’re using a Reddit account to leech inadmissible evidence into the public discourse

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  • 2 points SchrodingersCataract

    Reddit investigation unit….reporting for duty sir!

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  • 2 points henrysmyagent

    Way to go, you nosey REDDIT bastard!

    You get 2 cake days now.

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  • 2 points zero0n3

    This has some serious “Person of Interest” vibes.

    The machine decides to post a lead for us human endpoints to track down.

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  • 2 points dinosharky

    Brown should give John a job as a groundskeeper, campus security, or something. The man was observant. Cracked the case.

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  • 1 points KevM689

    We fuckin did it guys

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  • 1 points callmesnake13

    Imagine how many crimes we could have solved if there weren’t that pesky rule!

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  • 1 points DuneScimitar

    Hope they gave him gold for that

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  • 1 points PeachTrue5578

    Incredible. Bravo 

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  • 1 points aresef

    I heard this on NPR's Up First. Fascinating. This must be a first.

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  • 1 points sacredblasphemies

    Wow...shit. We actually got one right.

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  • 1 points A-town

    We did what Kash Patel and the FBI couldn't! This is what happens when you amount deeply unqualified people to lead an investigatory agency people!!! Hire this random redditor!

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  • 1 points Mr_Titicaca

    Just goes to show how pointless and useless current FBI is. 

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  • 1 points Bubbly_Lunch_225

    His name is John and homeless. Someone needs to set up a Go Fund Me page for this hero! 

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    1 points GolfOtherwise3420

    He's not homeless. That was a different person.

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  • 1 points MunicipalLotto

    We did it reddit

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  • 1 points NotDazedorConfused

    See, not all of us are just wasting time on Reddit, just most of us…

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  • 1 points babydoll17448

    Give him his reward money!!

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  • 1 points OldWolf2

    /r/NissanDrivers

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  • 1 points krogers58

    FWIW, law enforcement won't pay the guy, he'll probably have to sue to get it, even though it's clear as day that's its owed.

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  • 1 points SubtleDe_sire

    Bruh, ppl getting caught cuz they slip up with dumb stuff like rental cars and plates is wild. Like, how u think u slick on here but end up dead? This whole thing screams “don’t underestimate the power of online sleuths.” Feds always lurking, no cap.

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  • 1 points WarmWhispering

    Bruh, I ain’t buying that ending. Reddit sleuths always overhype stuff and next minute it’s just some dude with no deep connection. Like yeah, props for the tip, but dead suspect? Feels off. FBI said it’s legit tho, guess we’ll see if this actually sticks or just another wild Reddit ride.

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  • 1 points BringerOfGifts

    Reddit solves a crime, Jake Paul and Andrew Tate get their asses beat. What a week.

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  • 1 points Candid_Koala_3602

    Redditors giving no medals to Redditors

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  • 0 points IceCoughy

    We're are one we are reddit

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  • 0 points Specialist-Cry-1706

    Wondering why John did not inform the police regarding the shooter

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    1 points GolfOtherwise3420

    He did.

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  • -2 points Specialist-Cry-1706

    That’s why we need to be armed.

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  • -2 points Sad_Shallot_8015

    See something, say something.bring back..STOP AND FRISK. 

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