Just to be clear, this doesn't actually work in court.
But, I will say, the Billings beliefs about sovereign citizenship, which is something I have been convinced of by credible evidence on here (Their own documents proclaiming themselves as sovereign citizens), may tie into the crime in some way. Either one or more of the perps is also a member of this group and so knew them or had dealing with them or one or more have a grudge against this group or both. At least it's very possible that an association with this group would bring someone into nearer contact with violent people, considering that
Remember that one perps myspace page that said, "Kill the Hattas [Haters]" or something like that?
On the other hand, there are many people who are not members of the actual Sovereign Citizen Movement and all it entails. They just believe that if they proclaim themselves Sovereign Citizens they won't have to pay taxes or traffic fines. They also believe that if you put
everything you own into a trust, you can deduct all your living expenses. (Not true, so don't try it!
)
I can see some people being under the impression that people who believe this might have large amounts of cash or gold at their home.