Because then it made me start thinking about the timing again. That only did the shooter know when the husband left the house, the shooter also knew that Liz was still there to start driving over.
I also think it is interesting that the perp moved their car from the Goddard School parking lot to another location just before SB had reached the stoplight at the corner.
However, at the same time the route the vehicle took the night before to the house appears to have avoided that entryway into Liz’s neighborhood and could have decreased the driver’s likelihood of being spotted by SB had they taken used it and parked near it at that 6:52ish time instead.
The drive and different route the night before does make me speculate that the perp was not familiar or a regular visitor of Liz’s and Sergio’s home but that either they or some other party advising them was familiar enough with their routines or routes to work to plan and scout ahead the best path take to avoid crossing or being spotted by SB on his way to work.
This also makes me think that perhaps the perp was worried about recognizing them or that somehow SB was familiar enough with them that he would grow confused, curious or suspicious if he saw them both unexpectedly and abnormally in his neighborhood and so close to his own home.
Almost like the gig would be up if spotted and they would have decide between continuing with committing this horrific murder or continue knowing SB would immediately identify them to LE and they would never get away with this atrocity. MOO
Why would a killer need to make drive-bys around the neighborhood during the night if they were just waiting for a call to tell them the coast was clear?
Something both you and
@AmandaSkis made me think about is that this killer absolutely wanted to target and attack Liz alone and I wonder why? I know one apparent answer is because she is of course more vulnerable alone. However, I can’t help but wonder if this need also revealed something about the shooter as well.
For example, did they worry about in addition to Liz, SB he would be more willing to fight and they couldn’t take him, let alone both on? Were they intimidated by him or his size or strength? But what about the advantage of having the gun and the ability to shoot and harm/neutralize both? Did SB have a gun or weapon that they knew of? How? Were they, or any possible accomplice who helped plan this murder, willing to harm and kill Liz but not Sergio? Why? Did they care about him? If no, then what difference did SB’s presence make if he was just another witness that could have also just been targeted and severely injured/eliminated with the gun? Even if he rushed at the killer, the shooting of the firearm would have still been detrimental and perhaps fatal to him and the killer could have also walked or ran back towards the truck.
Also, why get out of the vehicle at all when instead they could try to lure Liz towards them by pretending to have questions, talking in a soft voice and whatnot? This would have caused less chance of getting seen by any cameras? How confident was this killer with a gun and how strong or capable were they in physically fighting back to defend themselves against Liz or possibly Liz and Sergio?
This is all just my own speculation and questions of course and they mostly stem from differences and comparisons of shootings, including drive-by, gang related ones and those that escalated from physical fights and interpersonal conflict, that happen in my region