When I purchased this site from Mop back in 2014, the Titor aspect was one of the motivating factors for me - Despite one's opinion on it, it's a piece of internet folklore that deserves preservation.When I rewind these years, I think somewhere it was said "let's see how far the internet will take this..."
I've always been a fan of the John Titor story, but have never been anything other than agnostic about the prospect of it being factual. I just thought it was a cool story.
Time Travel Institute is where John Titor first posted, and much of the traffic this community received over the years was largely thanks to that story. In fact, I doubt if there'd have been a TTI beyond 2003 or 2004 at all if it weren't for that urban legend; if you look through Mop's posting history, you'll see more than once instance around 2005 where he talks about shuttering the site.
Many of you familiar with the Titor story are probably also familiar with John Razimus, who's posted multiple Hoax Hunter videos throughout the years in his search for the identity of John Titor. On December 31st, 2016, it looks like Razimus posted the final nail in the coffin, providing evidence that Morey Haber (brother of Larry Haber, the attorney for the "Titor family) is the one who created John Titor. In fact, the evidence he presents (circumstantial as it may be), says Morey is the ONLY person who is likely to be the originator of John TItor.
The video Razimus posted is just under two hours long, so it's not something most people will watch in its entirety, but here are some highlights:
- Arthur Haber emailed Razimus immediately after The Real John Titor, comparing the writing styles of Morey and Titor. Before this, no contact was made at all, even when pursuing other family members as possible candidates
- The IP address Titor posted from was in Celebration FL (both on TTI and the Art Bell forums). Morey lived in Celebration at the time.
- Pamela Moore received mail from "John Titor" which had a Florida postmark
- One of Arthur Haber's emails to Razimus contains the following: "I did ask Larry the original intention of this whole thing... It was done for fun, and amusement, something small and simple that took on a life of its own..."
- Another quote: "This was a controlled hoax, and when I rewind these years, I think somewhere it was said let's see how far the internet will take this..."
There's a lot more, and everything is gone over in extreme detail but it's definitely worth the watch (as are his other videos).
As stated near the end of the video, this likely wasn't done as a malicious joke. It was something amusing they put out there, and it took on a life of its own, similar to Mel's Hole or Single Seven. It will be interesting to see if Morey ever comes forward (even if to denounce the claim).
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