Our original story about the J6 pipe bomber’s use of a smartwatch now comes with new validations and surprises. Stay tuned for the big surprise in the last minute of the short video below.* (Additional photos and links in the comment thread.) As reported by me, back on July 1st of this year, we now have an even higher degree of certainty that the January 5/6, 2021 pipe bomber (“Hoodie”) was wearing and using a smartwatch during the roughly 45-minute stroll around the RNC and DNC neighborhood near the Capitol in D.C. In that story (link below), we showed video of a light flashing on the inside of Hoodie’s left wrist while walking through the Rumsey Court alley behind the RNC. Some critics claimed it was probably just a light reflection off a regular watch or other jewelry flashing under the camera’s nighttime infrared function. But … no.
I have obtained the FBI “Receipt of Property” form listing the items seized and collected as evidence from Brian Cole Jr.’s family home. One of those items seized (image below) was Brian’s mother’s “Apple Watch with red band.” Taken from her bedroom by the FBI. This action strongly suggests the FBI knew Hoodie was wearing a smartwatch. As we previously reported, Brian has never owned or worn a watch of any kind. Family photos from many years back verify this. He is never seen wearing a watch or any type of jewelry. Family members all validate this particular peculiarity of Brian’s many unique peculiarities. (From the same property receipt, we can see the FBI also seized a pair of dark sunglasses from their home. Something else Brian has never owned or worn. Likely because of his poor eyesight and severe eyeglass prescription. But … that’s another story, coming later.)
Not only do the DOJ and the FBI want us to believe that Brian—who never wore a watch of any kind—not only kiped his mother’s watch on January 5, 2021, but also learned how to use it as a phone during that 45-minute b*mb-placement stroll. The joint Loudermilk–Massie report released in early January 2025, titled “Four Years Later: Examining the State of the Investigation into the RNC and DNC Pipe Bombs,” provided us with a very interesting revelation. (Image below.) The report states: “During its investigation, the FBI identified at least five different instances in which security camera footage revealed the suspect appearing to use a cellular device.”
Note the wording: “a cellular device.” Not a “phone” or “cell phone.” Hoodie is never seen raising a phone to their ear. The first time Hoodie sits at the DNC bench, we do see him/her remove a phone from the back right pant pocket and look at the screen while holding it in their lap. Not talking directly into the phone. Ever. But we do see five different instances when Hoodie raises the left wrist to their masked face in a manner that appears to indicate they are speaking into the smartwatch we saw flashing in that Rumsey Court video. (Video and map, with timestamps, below.)
Another interesting aspect of Hoodie using that smartwatch as a phone is how few people actually used smartwatches back in 2021. Grok estimates the percentage of U.S. adults using smartwatches to be roughly in the low-to-mid teens in 2020, rising toward about 20%+ by late 2021. Of that small percentage of adults who wore smartwatches in 2020/2021, an even smaller percentage used the phone feature to receive and make calls. Grok estimates that today only between 5-15% of smartwatch owners use them as phones. In January 2021, that 5–15% range was even lower for adults using a watch instead of a phone. More likely in the low- to high-single digits among all smartwatch users. *Which makes the surprise ending of the attached video all the more significant, in terms of probabilities.”
Just for fun, here’s a quick review and head-to-toe comparison of Brian Cole Jr. vs. Hoodie the Bomber:
Brian never owned or wore a ball cap. Hoodie has a ball cap under the hoodie.
Brian never owned or wore sunglasses, and wears a severe clear-lens prescription. Hoodie was wearing dark-lensed glasses.
Brian always wore his trademark headphones when walking. We can see that Hoodie had no headphone bulge or imprint under the hoodie.
Brian never wore N95-style masks during the COVID era, preferring the more comfortable cloth masks his mother made for him. Hoodie is seen wearing an N95 mask throughout the walk.
Brian always carried his keys on a lanyard around his neck, and family photography shows he has done so for many years. There is no imprint of a ring of keys seen under the flat chest of Hoodie’s hoodie.
Brian never owned or wore a watch. Hoodie is clearly wearing a smartwatch and using it as a phone, as shown by CCTV video, the FBI’s evidence seizure receipt, and the Loudermilk/Massie congressional report, which describes it as a “cellular device.”
Brian always changed into short pants for his long daily walks, even in extreme cold temps. This is attested to by both his family and neighbors who witnessed his walks hundreds and thousands of times over the years. Hoodie was wearing long trousers.
Brian has never owned or worn expensive shoes. Described as a wardrobe “minimalist” by family members, he prefers to wear Crocs on his long walks and Converse Chuck Taylors when at work. Family members swear that he never owned a pair of those limited-edition Nikes the FBI reports Hoodie was wearing on J5.
I have personally held every pair of Brian’s shoes in my hands. I have photographed every tag (as seen below), and all show he wears nothing but men’s “size 12.” We have measured Hoodie’s foot placement against the Rumsey Court brick pavement, wearing those specified Nikes, and determined Hoodie’s foot size to be between a men’s 9 and 9.5.
Brian walks with his toes pointed outward. Hoodie walks with a pigeon-toed right foot that frequently crosses in front of the left foot during the stride. They are not the same person. “Our” FBI and Department of Justice want all of us to suspend what we see with our own eyes and dismiss the known behaviors and habits of an autistic, highly OCD young man to believe he suddenly transformed into a criminal mastermind of disguises and feigned gait. (See: Usual Suspects/Keyser Söze.) A true chameleon. Master of spy tradecraft … from head to toe … on the eve of January 6, 2021.
*Stay tuned for the big surprise in the last minute of the short video below.*
Click to see the latest video:
https://x.com/SteveBakerUSA/status/2099496894204403841/video/1
