❓WHAT HAPPENED: A forensic gait analysis identified a 94-98 percent match between former Capitol Police Officer Shauni Rae Kerkhoff and the January 6 pipe-bomb suspect.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Former Capitol Police Officer Shauni Rae Kerkhoff, Blaze News investigators, and former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent Kyle Seraphin.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The analysis was based on video from Jan 5 and 6, 2021, near Capitol Hill, with Kerkhoff’s movements also compared to Capitol Police footage and earlier soccer footage.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Everything about that tells me that they were involved in a cover-up and have been since day one.” – Kyle Seraphin
🎯IMPACT: The findings raise questions about the FBI’s handling of the nearly five-year-long investigation.
A new investigation has reignited controversy over the unresolved January 6, 2021, pipe bomb case, revealing that a forensic gait analysis may link a former Capitol Police officer to the unidentified suspect. The analysis, carried out by The Blaze, reportedly found a 94 percent match between the walking style of Shauni Rae Kerkhoff, who served more than four years with the U.S. Capitol Police before joining the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in mid-2021, and the suspect seen planting pipe bombs the night before the Capitol riot. One veteran analyst involved in the study said the similarity was closer to 98 percent.
According to The Blaze, the analysis used specialized software to compare video footage of the pipe bomb suspect with earlier recordings of Kerkhoff playing soccer in Ohio. The program evaluated parameters including knee flexion, step length, and cadence. Surveillance videos from January 5 and 6, captured by Capitol Police security cameras, played a central role in the comparison.
The FBI has faced mounting criticism for its failure to identify the suspect nearly five years after the incident, despite offering a $490,000 reward for information. The two pipe bombs were discovered near the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic National Committees on January 6, diverting law enforcement attention as the Capitol was being breached. The suspect, seen wearing a gray hoodie, gloves, and carrying a backpack, was captured on surveillance cameras walking through residential neighborhoods near both political offices.
Notably, the FBI’s publicly released video footage may have been altered, with frame-rate reductions and lower resolution making accurate gait analysis more difficult. Critics say the bureau’s handling of the evidence has fueled speculation of a cover-up. Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said he had no knowledge of any officer involvement but he has previously expressed doubts about the federal response to the attack.
Speaking to Tucker Carlson, Sund described the events of January 6 as “a cover-up” and claimed the crowd was “crawling with feds.” He suggested that intelligence failures and delayed National Guard deployment appeared deliberate.
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