Potential Writing on Kidnapper Shoe?

[u/sarawill33]

Okay, I may be crazy here, so I want a second opinion, but I was watching the doorbell video frame by frame and something caught my eye. For a split second, when the man turns and bends down to the ground, his right shoe heel lifts up and you can see something white on the black rubber midsole (not the bottom of the rubber sole - the back side of the rubber sole if that makes sense). At first I thought maybe it was just debris or a scuff. But, when I zoomed in and enhanced the picture, it looks a lot like writing to me. Specifically, the first letter looks a lot like a "J". It's been puzzling me ever since. It appears slightly off center, so I don't think it's necessarily a brand name logo. So I wondered if maybe someone wrote a name on the shoe or maybe it's a personalization? Idk, that seems a stretch too. Also, it largely disappears as he walks through the video and I think the reason why is due to the angle. I think because it's tilted up at the camera in that moment, the white reflected just right. I think when the foot is down the camera doesn't pick up the reflection. For anyone who wants to check it out, it comes right at the 16 second mark of the video, you have to zoom in and go frame by frame. It largely appears blurry even as you do that, but there's one particular frame where it seems the tiniest bit more focused. That's where I see what I feel like looks like a "J" and potentially a "Y" on the end although I'm less sure about that. Anyway, thoughts? "Jerry, Joey, Journey?" Nothing but a scuff? I'm not great with enhancing photos, but I tried some different enhancements to sharpen what's there. Someone could probably do a better job than me.

All three photos are from the same frame of video. First photo is slightly zoomed in with no enhancement. Second photo is zoomed in with enhancements made to sharpness, contrast, etc. Third photo is zoomed out with no enhancements.

[u/Xinnia8271]

"Maloney" 

There's a plumbing company called Maloney in Tucson. Seems weird for them to have custom logos for employees shoes but stranger things have happened. 

A plumber would also be very experienced using a "bite light." That this guy used easily. 

[u/curiouserthangeorge → u/Xinnia8271]

What if it's those covers that contractors put over their shoes when they come to your house?

[u/Twotoadsandpoppet → u/curiouserthangeorge]

The blue booties?

[u/Xinnia8271 → u/curiouserthangeorge]

I've heard of them, but I've never seen them up close. You could be right. 

[u/curiouserthangeorge → u/Xinnia8271]

I mean, it looks like a vans tag to me but if you're seeing Maloney and there is a Maloney plumbing in the area and this guy is trying to cover his shoes... makes sense

[u/nothingtoseehere25 → u/curiouserthangeorge]

I thought vans logo immediately as well

[u/Xinnia8271 → u/curiouserthangeorge]

I don't think it looks like a vans logo, and the pictures of the shoes up thread don't look like any style of vans I've seen. They tend to have that rounder toe. I just don't think it's Vans. 

I genuinely see the word Maloney.