Just want to hear everyone's opinions. What do you think is the truth and why? What do you think the video is real or fake and why?
There has to be someone out there that knows what happened in that video. Even if "Anthony" is dead, there has to be someone else that recognizes him. I don't understand how not one person in the years this has been online has never recognized this person. Either "Anthony" must have some very loyal people that have known him, even in passing, or he died very young and didn't know that many people. I don't understand how not one person who would have known this person around the time of the video has yet to come forward.
I know it's only been a week and maybe I should have given soft bus some more time, but my instincts came to me today that it's very likely he's not being forth coming about this situation. For one, why would this person need to create a team of other redditors to "solve" this case when he already claims the case was solved by the photo his uncle had? it feels like he only wants to include only a select few people to be involved to try to pit people against each other in a divide versus conquer strategy. It doesn't make any sense.
Secondly, he claims that his uncle and Anthony were close enough that they went to concerts together and were in a leather jacket group together. Yet, his uncle doesn't remember details about Anthony like his height or his last name? I could understand if the two were just casual friends from school and never hung out outside of school or were just classmates that knew each other in passing. But if these two guys were close enough that they hung out outside of school and went to concerts together, why would his uncle not know basic information about Anthony?
The height thing is for people to know for identifying purposes. It could limit and narrow down the searches to know if "Anthony" was on the taller side or the shorter side. We aren't asking this because we are being stalkerish. We aren't asking this because we want to see a video of his uncle having his "penis sucked by Anthony"(his words, not mine). We are asking questions to get a better understanding so we can have a better chance of identifying Anthony. Some of his replies are very troll like and odd. Especially when he says "I don't have to do what you tell me to do".
When you present an old grainy photo as evidence that a 30 year old internet mystery has been "solved", you have to expect to be able to prove your claims especially in this day and age. Another few things that just seemed "off" to me was that Soft Bus said his uncle went to an Anthrax concert and said that his uncle said "Anthony should have came with" since the entire crew went except for Anthony.
But then later, he said that in the YouTube comments for the video, someone mentioned of seeing "Anthony" at that same concert, so this person MUST have seen Anthony. This is the concert that he just had said that Anthony didn't go to, FYI. By the way, no one had mentioned anything about an Anthrax concert. Someone had mentioned of seeing Anthony at a Suffocation concert in 1996(person was likely trolling anyways because they mentioned about "meat lorio").
He also mentions that his uncle knew a guy named Dino, indicating that Ginos real named might have been Dino, but then never brought it up again. He said this to one of the other people involved in the search on the same day he made the first post (this person he said this to unfortunately still believes him and won't listen to me btw). Then there's the fact that he promises his uncle to make a statement or to find more photos of Anthony but has yet to show anymore proof.
I am bummed out because I truly believed this kid and gave him the benefit of the doubt. I defended him to some of the other folks who could see the bullshit from a mile away right away. I apologize to those who I doubted. I still hope that maybe soft bus will eventually come through (i guess it just comes from hope because I want the truth) but my spidey senses tell me that's not going to happen.
Edit: Soft Bus, if you are reading this then I hope you don't take this as harassment or bullying. in no way am I trying to bully you. A part of me still WANTS to believe you because I'm a very empathetic person. But my common sense is telling me that there are too many red flags to ignore here. I am sorry and I truly hope that you prove me wrong and that you ARE in fact telling the truth.