sunshineray
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Very true, your last line. I was just finding it hard to understand the killer's thoughts, if targeting just PM, why then kill his mother so violently. Multiple shots from an assault rifle seems full of anger not just purpose.Objectively, she does not fit in at all. In a PM as target motive, she could well have been murdered to "leave no witnesses".
Subjectively, SC and especially rural SC, is a traditional southern area where individuals are always part of families- and families can be seen to stand as one.
Thus, the attackers could also feel that any direct relative of PM is nearly equally "guilty" as PM- since they are presumed to "have his back". This is especially if they did not publicaly renounce him.
Or, the "justification" for the murder may have been a blurry mix of both reasons. I.E.- We are targeting PM specifically, but are willing to include any adult relative who happens to be with him. Btw, we cant have witnesses.
Ironically, the possible murderers themselves would have probably have continued to support a black sheep direct relative of theirs through thick and thin as well- and tried to help them any way they could.
But.... murderers also tend to exempt themselves from their own rules.
If her son was the target wouldn't southern sensibilities toward a kind and well-thought of woman have them figuring out a way of getting him alone? It's a huge track of land to abduct a victim into and do the deed.
Murder is murder though, a very ugly thing. Thanks for your perspectives, it helps this Northerner try and figure things.