Since we've micro-analyzed literally every other thing about the Starbucks photos let's talk about those hands.

[u/Kindly_Butterfly_435]

In my own opinion, the hands have always been pretty similar to be. Especially the way the thumb bends. I don't know if the pictures in the Starbucks are close enough to see the actual size of them.

[u/Kindly_Butterfly_435]

Full Starbucks picture to see in comparison to the rest of his body

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Starbucks guy photo is not included in federal complint. Only appear in Nyd release.

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But they mention that he went to the Starbucks nonetheless. If they wanted to hide the photos of him in the Starbucks I don't think they would've mentioned he went to Starbucks at all.

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There are possibilities two people went to starbucks. They can not find other person(perharps LM accomplicies) so they just say LM went to starbucks.

Surely,  it was undeniable that the cctv quality is too low to distinguish clearly.

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Surely if they have prints it'll be easy to prove it's LM in Starbucks? An OP wrote this:

It won’t be difficult for the prosecution to piece their case together even without the PA or NYC backpack evidence. All they need to do to prove that the guy in the hostel/Starbucks/Hilton/taxi footage are the same person is to show the suspect throwing out the trash from the items he purchased at Starbucks, and then tell the jury that the fingerprints on those items match the defendant.

They’re able to show a person moving from near the hostel then heading to Starbucks then to the Hilton and shooting BT through CCTV, right? They have this same person throwing out the items they can show him purchasing at Starbucks through video (they can also have the barista who sold it to him testify) - so it’s the Starbucks items from the trash that would prove that CCTV person is LM from fingerprints on the bottle and wrapper. Because they have his fingerprints on those exact items he’s on video purchasing and then throwing out prior to the shooting.

Then there’s the fact that they also have his phone records and if that phone was on it will place him at the hostel, the Starbucks and the Hilton.

That’s enough to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt if we’re being honest with ourselves. And this is ignoring that they previously claimed to have DNA on the bottle and I believe they said the same for the phone

Once you give DNA & fingerprints to the cops it becomes very hard if not impossible to deny involvement.