Could be but my guess is something personal.Hi everyone, I too had been thinking that this case is awfully quiet...I hope it's for the good too. I haven't read every post here, but what do people think about this being, at least partially, a hate crime. This crime occurred about two weeks after Israel launched its offensive against Hamas amid a good bit of protest. That may have been about the right amount of time for someone's simmering pot to boil over (?).
Your scenarios are totally possible.Wow, this thread died fast . . . even though this case still continues to be one of the most compelling unsolved murders in the USA this year? Hmmmm . . .
I've been thinking about something. I've been trying to decipher Dan's words: There's somebody in my driveway. As I posted like a month ago, the statement leads me to believe he didn't know who the person was. Of course, we have to consider the person might've had a hoodie on with sunglasses to conceal their identity. So, I suppose it could've been somebody Dan knew and he couldn't tell. But that chance is remote.
What I'm wondering, though, is why would the killer be in the middle of the driveway just as Dan pulls up. That's a heck of a coincidence. So, what I'm trying to pick one of two theories: 1. There was somebody else following Dan who called the killer to tell him/her that Dan was headed down his street. So then, the killer gets out of his car to prepare for the execution. Thus, he is standing in the driveway waiting when Dan pulls up. Because I refuse to believe he was standing there in the middle of the driveway waiting for Dan . . . you know what I mean. OR . . .
#2. The killer was either on his way to Dan's front door or on the way back from his front door--after determining Dan wasn't home--and just happened to be in the driveway when Dan came home. Once again because I refuse to believe the killer stood in the driveway all morning.
To me, it has to be either one of these choices. Of course, the first involves a conspiracy of at least two who really wanted Dan dead, with an effort to follow him to complete their mission--thus, something planned over a period of time. Whereas, number two feels like somebody who Dan ticked off recently--like a heat of the moment thing--because if the killer was walking to or from Dan's house he/she obviously didn't know Dan's schedule at all that morning.
So, after thinking about it, I'm leaning much more toward #2. Why? Because I don't think in a conspiracy situation--where the killing is planned and thought out, maybe even a dry run--the killer would plan to be standing in the middle of the driveway as Dan pulled in. That seems like the worst of all choices--what if a neighbor is outside? What if Dan sees the killer, gets suspicious, and drives past his house? What if Dan sees the person holding the gun and rams the killer with his car? You know what I mean . . . there are a lot of variables there. And some people putting this together would hash out those possibilities. The best choice would be to stand around the corner of the house, get the call from the person following Dan, and then as Dan pulls into the garage dart into the garage before he can close the door. But . . . that didn't happen.
One more thing, it should be noted, at least to our knowledge, that no one in the neighborhood noticed anyone hanging out around Dan's house while he was out that morning. This leads me to also believe the killer pulled up to Dan's house just before he got home and was either walking to or from Dan's house.
I wonder what you all think. Is my logic sound?
Your scenarios are totally possible.
"There's somebody in my driveway"
I would also say this if I pulled up to my house and only saw a car sitting there. So maybe the person was sitting in the car and got out after Dan pulled in??
I sure wish we had some new info. I hope they are still working hard on this case. I guess seeing a licence plate # on those street/starbucks cameras is not possible??
Wow, this thread died fast . . . even though this case still continues to be one of the most compelling unsolved murders in the USA this year? Hmmmm . . .
I've been thinking about something. I've been trying to decipher Dan's words: There's somebody in my driveway. As I posted like a month ago, the statement leads me to believe he didn't know who the person was. Of course, we have to consider the person might've had a hoodie on with sunglasses to conceal their identity. So, I suppose it could've been somebody Dan knew and he couldn't tell. But that chance is remote.
What I'm wondering, though, is why would the killer be in the middle of the driveway just as Dan pulls up. That's a heck of a coincidence. So, what I'm trying to pick one of two theories: 1. There was somebody else following Dan who called the killer to tell him/her that Dan was headed down his street. So then, the killer gets out of his car to prepare for the execution. Thus, he is standing in the driveway waiting when Dan pulls up. Because I refuse to believe he was standing there in the middle of the driveway waiting for Dan . . . you know what I mean. OR . . .
#2. The killer was either on his way to Dan's front door or on the way back from his front door--after determining Dan wasn't home--and just happened to be in the driveway when Dan came home. Once again because I refuse to believe the killer stood in the driveway all morning.
To me, it has to be either one of these choices. Of course, the first involves a conspiracy of at least two who really wanted Dan dead, with an effort to follow him to complete their mission--thus, something planned over a period of time. Whereas, number two feels like somebody who Dan ticked off recently--like a heat of the moment thing--because if the killer was walking to or from Dan's house he/she obviously didn't know Dan's schedule at all that morning.
So, after thinking about it, I'm leaning much more toward #2. Why? Because I don't think in a conspiracy situation--where the killing is planned and thought out, maybe even a dry run--the killer would plan to be standing in the middle of the driveway as Dan pulled in. That seems like the worst of all choices--what if a neighbor is outside? What if Dan sees the killer, gets suspicious, and drives past his house? What if Dan sees the person holding the gun and rams the killer with his car? You know what I mean . . . there are a lot of variables there. And some people putting this together would hash out those possibilities. The best choice would be to stand around the corner of the house, get the call from the person following Dan, and then as Dan pulls into the garage dart into the garage before he can close the door. But . . . that didn't happen.
One more thing, it should be noted, at least to our knowledge, that no one in the neighborhood noticed anyone hanging out around Dan's house while he was out that morning. This leads me to also believe the killer pulled up to Dan's house just before he got home and was either walking to or from Dan's house.
I wonder what you all think. Is my logic sound?
Big Bend Crime Stoppers (BBCS) announced today that they are now offering a $25,000 reward for tips that lead to an arrest in the Dan Markel case.
http://www.wtxl.com/news/crime-stop...cle_51c94eb4-3a08-11e4-9e3e-001a4bcf6878.html