Agreed. This case is baffling. From what we know at this point, they were a loving and kind-hearted couple who dedicated their entire lives to helping others. They weren't involved in drugs or other crime (that we know of, of course it's still a possibility) and kept to themselves.
The more I've learned about who they were as people, the more saddened I become that their lives were so cruelly taken and the more perplexed I am about a possible motive. In the absence of any clear reason for them to be targeted (i.e., involvement in criminal activity, drugs, robbery/financial gain), I lean towards this being either a hate crime or the work of a severely mentally ill individual they had the misfortune of crossing paths with.
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the article on Patch it mentioned evidence flags being near a "recently abandoned" (not sure how they determined that it was recently abandoned) homeless encampment, but I really don't believe a homeless person would do something like this. The article states Stephen didn't have his wallet and both of their phones were left at home, so robbery isn't the motive. For the sake of argument, if there was a severely mentally ill homeless person living in the camp, even if they had a gun with them (as well as ammunition) I doubt they would have the wherewithal to hide the bodies. MOO.
Like you, I'm also at a loss. I really hope the police have more information and have identified a suspect(s), but if this was a random/opportunistic attack (which is what I'm leaning towards at the moment) it will be exponentially more difficult for them to solve.
