A few more avenues we might pursue, though I'll start with a thanks to the KF community:
Over the years (not my first account) I've understood why we need to archive everything, not interact with cows, etc., but at times these fixations can become tiresome, e.g., "do I *really* have to archive this right now? Why is archive.is taking so long?" But now that we see a pretty interesting horrowcow approached in completely the
opposite way, it's so clear why the way we do things here is so important.
I'd hazard a guess that this is, at this point, mostly a dead end, unless he makes a slip-up. That said, a few possible avenues that might be worth looking into:
Current Location
Are we in agreement here that he is in the Brixton area of London, since he identifies himself at that location in a
video posted a few months ago this year? And because of reports of neighbors at the residence where tiktokers threw a brick through his window claiming that he hasn't lived there for some time?
Kiwifarms
Do we think SSB9 has an account here and is reading this thread? At first, it would seem unlikely, but remember this: before all of thus hullabaloo David somehow watched a 40+ minute YouTube video of a walkthrough in his area and identified himself in the video. What are the chances of that? It would seem he is extremely online and looking for traces of himself wherever he could find them. So it's possible he has an account here and might even be interacting in this thread in some way (reacting to posts, etc.). And he's commonly inserted himself into conversations on other platforms. So keep an eye out.
The Worldwide Church of God / Grace Communion International
This David's church, and it's a bit unusual: an adventist sect that is non-Trinitarian and meets on Saturdays rather than Sundays. Since it seems David might be more a part of online communities of these churches, I've scoured quite a few YouTube video comment sections, comments on obituaries of famous GCI ministers, etc., but with no luck yet. One thing that's fortunate about this cow is that his writing style is so distinctive--not only in tone and subject matter, but also in typography. But he may be a tad more "normal" when in his church persona.
To my eye, David is markedly more coherent when discussing church related things. For example, his post to David Bedford, a a GCI minister:
Archive:
https://archive.is/6fP37
This suggests that David is likely more normal, even just in his writing style when focusing on church matters. Sure, he veers off into tangents, but it's possible he could attend a GCI church on occasion and not stand out as some freak? His own self-assessment, that he's a product of a mixed marriage and a tumultuous early life with parental conflicts, which he hasn't totally gotten over. An understatement to say the least, but a more clear self assessment than one might expect of the freakish clown we more often see. Perhaps SSB9 is almost more a persona or character he slips into in his less coherent states?
I started to look down this avenue, but I noticed later in the comments he mentions having collections of tapes he listened to when he wasn't meeting with any group.
So David doesn't see attending a group as a necessity, it's possible he could still attend a group. This also gives a vague lead: a woman named Ruth who lived in Milton Keynes in 1996 who was, it seems, affiliated with the Church of God groups?
It seems that in the UK, the Church of God is branded "United Church of God."
London Central location:
https://www.ucg.org/congregations/london-central
Note that this location meets in the "Indian Student Hostel, London" building for many services.
https://www.indianymca.org/contact-us/
Other UK locations:
https://ucg.org.uk/local-congregations/
Uniform Exchanges
There are a lot of Facebook groups where people trade school uniforms. Kids grow fast; uniforms cost money. Although it seems David has one uniform that he always wears, I wonder if it's possible he is a member in any of these groups? Again, I went through a few of the biggest groups in locations near where he lived, but no luck yet.
Comment sections of articles about uniforms
For example,
this article about a girl denied from a Milton Keynes school because she wouldn't abide by uniform / dress code. I was disappointed not to find SSB9 in the 662 comments. Since he's written letters to the editor and engaged with this kind of material before, it's another place he might pop up.
I also felt like he'd inevitably pop up in relation to this article "
Sweltering boys petition for right to wear shorts instead of long trousers during hot weather at Milton Keynes secondary school", but haven't found any evidence so far. It certainly seems right up his alley.
Anyway, just a few places we might look, though I'm afraid the youtube and tiktokfags have frightened this cow into hiding for a long time. He may reemerge online, but will likely not venture out in public and just make videos from the comfort of his flat if he's smart.