Thomas Crooks’ Drone Photos and Text Messages Included in Latest Batch of FBI Records

The FBI records on Crooks also include messages indicating that he may have received a DHL delivery from Hong Kong...

The texts include messages between Crooks and an unnamed associate, who reached out to him on Feb. 8, 2023: “what’s up tom! What you’ve been up to?”

Crooks replied that he was busy with school. He also apparently sent photos of something he made with a 3D printer. The photos weren’t included in the FBI records.

The texts indicate that Crooks’s associate, whom he may have known from high school, was attending the University of Pittsburgh. The two discussed how they were still living with their parents. Crooks said he was trying to save for an apartment, but that it was too expensive.

Another text thread appears at first glance to be gibberish being sent between Crooks and his unnamed associate/friend, such as “Hello,” “Hello red,” “Hello red,” “Hdudhdbdbbd,” “7888ejdj,” “Yolo,” and “Ddodjjf.” One twitter observed that the two may have been texting short-hand messages while playing video games.

The records also include photos Crooks allegedly took with his drone earlier in 2024, including images of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pittsburgh Pirates stadiums.

Additionally, the records contain a message Crooks received in January 2023 from the delivery company DHS, saying, “DHL Express 2405984463 from Parcel from HK will arrive soon.” Judicial Watch, which obtained the records via a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, interpreted the text as Crooks having received a package from Hong Kong.

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