> usernames related to The Lord of the Rings helped lead authorities to Filion’s doorstep.
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'According to records shared with WIRED, not mentioned in the arrest warrant, while interacting on Tox, Dennis used Wireshark to monitor his network traffic. In the process, he uncovered an IP address and the username “Paimon Arnum,” which was previously unknown to law enforcement.
'A quick search on Google uncovered a YouTube account under that name that shared similarities with other Nazgul accounts. He sent this information to the FBI.
'“Nazgul,” “Paimon Arnum,” and other usernames police claim are linked to online accounts Filion used are related to J.R.R. Tolkien’s
The Lord of the Rings. For example, the owner of the Torswats Telegram channel posted images of a Nazgul, which translates to “Ring Wraith” in Tolkien’s “black speech” language, according to court documents. Authorities say Filion used several usernames containing the phrase “Ring Wraith.” In emails between Dennis and the FBI, the private investigator also flagged a Discord account with the username “Dushatar,” which used a Nazgul as its profile image, court records say. The same Discord user previously used the handles “Paimon Arnum,” “Paimon Arnum Onkmokhob,” and “Paimon Arnum Angmarob,” according to court records, which investigators note are all “detailed, obscure ambiguations of words within Tolkien’s ‘black speech’ language.” Police say they also found
Lord of the Rings-related words and online content linked to six Google accounts that they claim Filion used.
'In April and May, the FBI sent subpoenas to Discord and Google requesting information about accounts linked to Dushatar on Discord and Paimon Arnum on YouTube. The records provided by the companies confirmed that a user had logged into both accounts using the same residential IP address in Lancaster California, court documents say.'
THIS is how you connect online accounts when doing an investigation.
Jackie's version? "This other account has the same LOTR reference!" I'd be laughing and marveling at just how stupid she is except what she's doing to Petter upsets me so greatly.