Katie Holmes MarathonGate: Mystery Solved?
Who could have anticipated the Pandora's Brand Can o' Worms we'd be opening with our Katie Holmes NY marathon conspiracy coverage over the past few days? We asked questions, you had answers. You also had more questions, about mysterious men in photos and identical split times. We started to realize this was bigger than all of us. Or maybe it wasn't. We were cold. We were scared. We met a guy named Deep Socks. Eventually, we hit The Wall, but The Truth gave us our second wind. A round-up of the latest:
· Fox 411's Roger Friedman claims to have solved the mystery: Foxy Mossad Agent #6074 as commenters have dubbed him, is none other than personal trainer and aspiring actor Wesley Okerson—not Israeli, but in fact a Marylander living in Beverly Hills. Mary Okerson, Wes's mother, says he and mysterious identical split-timer Paul Vincent are Katie's trainers. She did, in fact, run the marathon, says Wes's mom! Mystery solved! (Also: Okerson was a guest of the Cruises' at the Lions for Lambs premiere.) [Fox 411]
· Several commenters have guided us to this photo of Mr. Cleanesque mystery runner Vincent, whose bib number matches the one on the marathon website, running right alongside Katie. As for being a 30-year-old male, as his registration claims, not so much. [Gothamist]
· Still, we're not quite done conspiracizing, regardless of what Mrs. Okerson says. This website service allows you to plug in the bib number of any marathon runner, and instantly pulls up photos of them taken throughout the course. Go ahead—try it with the numbers in this picture. Ever Okerson pops up! But Katie? Vincent? Nowhere. [Brightroom.com]
· Even if Katie is telling the truth, you know who isn't? Third place Mexican presidential race candidate Roberto Madrazo. He was a big fat Berlin marathon cheater! [TeamGearedUp.com]
· Just because Okerson was identified still doesn't clear up the question of why his bib number doesn't pull up in the official database. Not unless, of course, you look up the 2003 Marathon records, in which case #6074 was...a 74 year old man. [athlinks.com]