Makes great sense, steelman. If you look at the area they show in this report
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-police-officer-shooting-sparks-massive-manhunt-fox-lake/
There's a railroad track. Do you suppose trains would stop around there for any reason? Is it a hangout area?
The perps may not have been there out of the blue. It would more likely be men who knew the area, it seems. If the dogs lost their scent, could the perps have taken a boat to a car?
Following your point, that they may have doubled back to their car or split and met up, would argue for familiarity with the area. They may have been communicating with each other on their cells, at some point as this was happening, it may be possible?
Whatever made them run was worth not getting caught for and bad enough to murder an officer. It would be interesting to know where and how it started exactly, the chase and murder.
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Yes, my thoughts are that the perps involved in this are definitely locals to the area. They know the area back behind the concrete plant is sort of a good overgrown hiding spot for doing things like smoking some weed and drinking some beer. It may also be a good location to conduct drug transactions away from the prying eyes of the local businessmen, as well as those darn pesky cops.
I think this is going to turn out to be one of two things:
Scenario one:
A group of three friends that were hanging out there that morning, were spotted by Gliniewicz as he was patrolling through that industrial park area, attempted to hide behind the brush and trees in the hopes that he didn't see them, and then ambushed him when he actually got out of his car and began approaching them. Personally, I think he probably walked right up to them. There was one in the group that is a little less even-tempered than the other two, and when Gliniewicz turned his back or got distracted, the hot headed one made his move. Whether or not he grabbed Gliniewicz's gun and shot him or if he had his own gun isn't known by any of us, but the cops know. After he was shot, all three of them got into THEIR OWN vehicle, and left the scene. The initial theory was that he was chasing 3 guys on foot....fine...I get it. But just how exactly did those three individuals get to that location to begin with ? It's out in the middle of nowhere, technically speaking.
Scenario two:
A couple of friends were meeting their drug supplier before work that day. Much to their surprise, Gliniewicz came along and spotted them. Even though they tried to hide from him, he saw them first and kept approaching and finally got out of his car and walked to where they were. Just because Gliniewicz didn't call in that he saw a car or two parked nearby, doesn't mean there wasn't one. He would have been busy keeping an eye on the 3 suspects and most likely giving them stand down orders as he was approaching them. The rest of what happened next would fall pretty much fall in line with scenario #1.
I think at least one of the people involved work right there at one of the local businesses, and it's possible all 3 of them do. They may work together, they may all work independently at different places. By the time Gliniewicz's backup got there, these guys had already gotten to work and walked into the buildings. Due to the commotion that followed shortly thereafter, around 8:10 a.m., what with all the sirens and cop cars and all of that......nobody would have even paid any attention to those 3 guys, even if they were acting a little strange. The same goes with any construction crews that may have been working in the area that morning.
These guys are local. They knew about that hiding spot behind the concrete plant. They also know they can normally conduct business back there and not be bothered by anybody. On this morning however, they made themselves visible to Gliniewicz, and the rest went downhill from there. Nobody saw these guys running down the street or walking down the railroad tracks, because they were in their own vehicle. What better place to hide from the cops than inside a building where you work ? I think the perps were dead smack in the middle of the search zone the entire time.
