BREAKING: He's being named by others now, so I can confirm results of the investigation: Eric Munchel from Nashville TN is #ZipTieGuy

His social media has now been locked down, but many of his posts are disturbing and include glorified violence.
BREAKING I can now confirm Male #2 w/ restraints is highly decorated combat vet & @AF_Academy graduate Lt. Colonel. Ret. Larry Brock of Texas.

Releasing his name now after 24h of collaboration w/ @RonanFarrow & his investigations team to confirm.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/an-air-force-combat-veteran-breached-the-senate
Lt.Col Brock's personal transformation from distinguished vet to political extremism and now disgraceful misconduct is essential reading.

I came away disturbed by what I saw, but impressed by @RonanFarrow's reportorial care as we investigated this man.
How we identified Lt.Col Brock:
1. Facial recognition & review of candidate faces.
2. Narrowing to him w/OSINT
3. Validation by many who helped w/his patches. Esp. @JohnHultquist
4. Finally @RonanFarrow did extensive & necessary journalistic work calling & doing interviews.
Coda 5. Then @Michael1Sheldon reached out. He'd been quietly conducting a parallel investigation and had also found Brock! This work from a researcher (at @DFRLab / @AtlanticCouncil) helped with confidence in the last stretch.

Win for the digital accountability ecosystem!
How we identified Eric Munchel (longer)
1. Focus on gear. So many contributed!
2. Clothing led to him being spotted entering #CapitolBuilding w/female.
3. Led to a lead of him on grounds. Paid @AP $435 for hires pic.. which led to
..continues
4. revisiting something @WilliamTurton said to me 48h ago about an encounter @GrandHyattDC
5. Footage from lobby led to face!
6. Revisited Tennessee links.
7. Breakthrough: Eagle eyed @two_plus_twins found a match on Eric Munchel's FB!
7. OSINT validation & archiving
Folks, we are not done.

CONTINUING with other unidentified males in the Senate chamber. Next up? Male #3 front-carrying a backpack.
CONTINUING: Male #3 validating details of outfit.
Including:
-Dodge Charger 68' 69' 70' Classic Outline hoodie. (Moderate-high confidence) @birdswithknees et al.
-Orange beanie w/ DieHard tag. @DesiatoHb @jemiferjemifer et al. (Moderate-high confidence)

Please help w/backpack.
Male #3 Backpack: @michelledelong made the logo leap w/a trademark search. Others surfaced helpful details.

-Track brand backpack by Triple Gear (moderate-high confidence)

Challenge: "C" looked like "E" in pic.

Similar, non identical bags on Amazon. Can we find this one?
⚠️PSA: Please, be careful!

Crowdsourcing gains its power from countless sharp-eyed people like you.

HOWEVER, this can only work when sharing CLUES is clearly distinguished from drawing final CONCLUSIONS about identity.

Mistaken identity is easy, and can cause lasting harm.
REVISITING Individual #4 who brought restraints into #CapitolBuilding on plate carrier and took rigorous steps to cover everything & conceal identity. Gender uncertain.

Help me find more footage & appearances inside Capitol & on grounds.

...continuing
Multiple ppl brought restraints INTO #CapitolBuilding including Individual #4. Here's higher resolution pic by @WinMc.

Eagle eyed @theFordon flagged it to me. Can we find other imagery of this person?

Pic series: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/protesters-enter-the-u-s-capitol-building-on-january-06-news-photo/1294933358
NEW: high res Individual #4 visible at 1:20 timestamp remonstrating w/ #CapitolPolice.

Gear nerds can we identify helmet, plate carrier & goggles?

Also, colorful face cover must be somewhat unique.

Spotted by @GiantSpaceAss (what a handle!)

Video:
More footage: after Individual #4 exited #CapitolBuilding they participated in trashing press equipment in one of the media areas on #CapitolHill Begins 11 seconds in.

Excellent spotting by @lhousley
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