Times Square case: Expert says Shahzad’s signature reveals hostility
By ANIThursday, May 6, 2010
NEW YORK - Thirty-year-old Faisal Shahzad’s handwriting on a 2004 condo sale agreement unmasks him as a hostile, self-destructive, arrogant man, an expert has said.
The New York Daily News quotes forensic document examiner and author of “Handwriting Analysis 101″ Bart Baggett, as saying:
“He’s angry at everybody and he’s lashing out at the world.”
Baggett identified three “ticks” - tiny marks where the pen has dragged - that indicate aggression and hatred: at the top of the F, the bottom of the S and the end of the L in Faisal.
The one on the F is particularly telling because Shahzad’s handwriting has large “upper zones” that suggest an interest in philosophical ideals, religion and analysis, Baggett said.
The presence of the tick there, means Shahzad is angry at religion and ideology, he said.
Shahzad also signed only his first name, indicating pride. The excessive pen pressure he used shows determination, Baggett said. (ANI)
