Good points, plus DR was living in southern CA too. As for what she had packed, changes of clothing would be necessary in most scenarios, but I don't get why anyone would take boxes of books or someone else's old household goods(knives, etc) with them if they were simply fleeing... unless they were to be used for excuses to gain entrance into what would otherwise not be readily opened to her(especially if it were known she was a suspect in such a vicious murder). The gun is the only thing that points to her possibly fleeing because it was hidden in the car and not in her purse, though if the reports were correct and it was just stashed in the trunk's spare tire space... big deal, isn't the trunk where her luggage was likely to be kept once she packed that too?
ie. hey there MM's roommate, just dropping off some of MM's old books, do you mind if I take a nap until he gets home from work... or hiya DB's son, your dad told me to give you a ride home from school since I'm on my way there anyway to drop off some of his old kitchen gear... heck, even with DR I can see her wiggling her way in the door via DR's dad just like Nurmi did.
