not why he carried a backpack. if it was, he'd have picked a bright red one or something easier to draw the eye. he made several mistakes: 1. not arriving via greyhound that morning. no need for a hostel. adds unnecessary interaction with others. 2. he had a cellphone and was filmed talking on it. you better believe they're working with cell providers to try to get some info there. 3. starbucks. lol. 4. dna on water bottle. 5. dropped phone his?  6. he spent 10 days in the city. they're going to find him elsewhere in those 10 days. that's a long time to have to not drop your guard or fuck up somehow. in and out same day removes that. 7. not wearing thick glasses to obfuscate browridge and eye area. i bet there's other ways he fucked up too. they found his backpack. who knows what clues are in there. if he gets away with this he'll be extremely lucky but i don't think he will. to many mistakes.
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