I don't feel that analyzing a photo in depth is overcomplicating. I'm not trying to convince anyone but I d feel like giving more of an explanation as to how I came to some of these conclusions and as I've said before this is just my opinion.
The main problem with this video is the lack of light. The only good photo of his face is when he is in the sun light but he is too far away so we lose clarity. I have put these stills through various filters and adjusted the contrast and clarity. Depending on how things are adjusted you can bring out certain aspects of a photo this way. For example, the face mask he is wearing is stretched more when it is going over certain areas of his face, for example his nose chin cheeks etc. The material will become slightly stretched allowing more light to pass through. This can give us a contour of the face. Sometimes you can bring out a lot of detail and other times like this one you can't mainly due to lack of light and the dark material.
The jacket he is wearing is a North Face brand and most likely the Apex Bionic. The hood on this model has it's own unique shape. If you look at some of the photo's you can see the differences in how it will look when someone is wearing it without a hat, one with a baseball cap and the one in the video. The one in the video more closely resembles the one who is wearing a cap underneath. Take a look at the first photo of the suspect. The edge of the hood is laying over what appears to be the brim of a hat. Notice how the sides of the hood flare out pretty far to the sides. The hood is laying over what I will call a helmet. The brim is very short but also wide. This shape is symmetrical on both sides and doesn't lose it's shape even when he is running.
The other photo which gives a rear view of the hood shows IMO how much bulk there is under the hood. Even around his ears there is significant protrusion. This is not the shape of a normal head. I believe this guy had help and was in contact with someone else during this whole time. Do a Google search for Smith Alek 006 Wireless Helmet Audio Kit. This kit retails for $130. The helmets brim in the photo example is a very close match to the shape you see that sticks out slightly past the hoods brim. The audio kit is wireless and allows you to communicate with any person who also has one. This guy already spent around $500 for what he was wearing so I don't feel like cost was an element to this crime. This man was on his way to kill someone and he went to great lengths to plan it out. If all of this sounds far fetched I have no problem with that but if someone would have suggested before the video came out that a man dressed like a Ninja killed Scott they probably would have been laughed off this forum.
All my opinion if not linked to msm.
The very idea that the killer was communicating with an unknown someone scares the heck out of me!
Wouldn't the killer need to hide the helmet before entering the residence? Would it fit inside the backpack? Not sure about that. Did they stow the helmet in a room down the hall? A room like one may enter to dump trash down the chute? Surely there's a trash chute for the residents on every floor that's located in an area similar to where, in a hotel, the ice machine is kept.
Due the the security and front desk at the building, one would assume Scott was buzzed via intercom that he had a visitor.
This image showing the left side looks like where a bottle was kept w/backpack. Perhaps bleach was transported via the bottle.
I do not think Scott was busy cleaning the apartment prior to the visit. I feel fairly confident the sister had a housekeeper for those tasks. That said, I do believe the perp brought bleach with them. But, boy o boy, that's taking a risk in not getting blotches of bleach on the black clothes being worn then walking out of the apts. looking like a zebra.
Note: All this time, I assumed the brother and sister rented the apartment; however, the news reports he was in the home of a relative... but then, I found this line:
Scott Ratigan was founded
[sic] bloodied and unresponsive in his bedroom
(His father, whom I feel is a mathematical genius, is interviewed while preparing to be on his way to his son's funeral in video. He states it is not drug related.)
Arlington neighborhood on edge after 2020's first homicide
Video Released In Year-Old Ballston Homicide Case: Police Posted Fri, Jan 15, 2021 at 11:33 am ET
ARLINGTON, VA — On Sunday, it will be one year since of 24-year-old
Scott Ratigan was found dead in the Ballston home of a relative. Arlington County Police released surveillance video Friday in the hopes that the public will be able to identify the person of interest wanted in connection with Ratigan's death.
Officers were dispatched Jan. 17, 2020 around 5:29 p.m., to the 800 block of N. Randolph Street ..., they
located Ratigan's body inside the a
[sic] bedroom of the residence. He was suffering from
upper body trauma and medics on the scene pronounced him dead.
... Evidence recovered from the residence showed that
someone had attempted to clean up the crime scene before fleeing.
Investigators recovered a surveillance video from an exterior camera that showed a person of interest leaving the area of the incident. Police described the individual as a
white man, standing about 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8 and weighing 150-175 pounds. He was dressed all in black and carrying a backpack. The suspect walked in a pigeon-toed gait, with his feet turned inward.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit at 703-228-4180 or ACPDTipline@arlingtonva.us.
Information may also be reported anonymously through the Arlington County Crime Solvers hotline at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).
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Police Continue to Seek Information in Ballston Homicide
Published on January 15, 2021
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