No, not superficial IMO in fact just the opposite as IMO it's exactly this particular info that is not only wondered about by many of us, but also is critical information that will absolutely be part of what's presented at trial.. Jmo.
If by chance you come across it please don't hesitate to post as I believe it's a detail of both interest and importance..jmo.
Your friend raises a very valid question that I posted about in *DEVELOPING* thread #2 to some degree..
I first began wondering and questioning about these particular details back when we were attempting to figure out why Chief Oates was so damn determined to keep the shooters mugshot from being viewed by the public.. IMO its still quite unclear exactly what Oates motive was for being so stubborn about releasing it.. Due to the fact that it was very well known via multiple neighbors, gun shop employees, etc that the shooter had dyed his hair the unnatural vibrant red, along with several *photos of the shooter with the wild hair were circulating very early on.. Thus leading many to begin to question was their something else that the shooter had crazily done to his face that would be obviously apparent in the mugshot???..
At that time is when I began to want to hear more details from the initial witness that early on had come forward publicly stating that he was actually sitting next to the shooter in theater 9 throughout the entirety to of the previews prior to the movie starting.. He stated that at some point soon thereafter the previews were over and the actual movie was playing that the shooter stood up with his cell as if to answer a call and in their opinion strangely/oddly chose to take the call by exiting thru the door next to the right of the screen(IMO likely why it was thought to be odd is that IMO most would fully recognize that when exited from that particular door to talk on the phone that once the door would naturally swing shut that there would be no way for the patron to be able to re enter thru an exit only door..jmo)..
Even at that point I was so very curious to know the name of this particular witness and wanted to review all of this witnesses interviews with the media(both video and print) to comb thru them to see if he made mention of any particular details about the appearance of the shooter(at that time of most interest to me was did the shooter have joker make up or any alterations to his face while initially inside the theater for the first 20 or so minutes).. To my knowledge no one ever answered with this particular witness' name or contents of his interviews(tho I admit at that time the threads were moving at the speed of light and I very easily could have missed replies that had that info)..
As we later found out it certainly appeared as tho there had been no permanent or temporary alterations done to the shooters face and certainly appeared as tho it was just the colored hair that was unusual(thereby IMO still a mystery as to why Oates was so very adamant about the public not seeing the mugshot)..
But just as your friend posed in a question to you today what issues still remain unknown is why out of all of the witness accounts that I've personally read or seen we've not had anyone commenting on the shooter having this wildly vibrant orange/red colored hair while initially amongst the fellow movie goers for the first 20 or so minutes leading up to his exiting out the door to the right of the screen???.. Especially the witness that I originally was asking about???... This man was extremely up close and personal with the shooter for what IMO is an extended amount of time in his literally sitting next to him.. ????
He of ALL PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE THAT NIGHT IMO SEEMS LIKE HE'D BE THE ONE WITH THE MOST ACCURATE DETAILS ABOUT THE APPEARANCE AS WELL AS THE DEMEANOR OF THE SHOOTER FOR OVER 20MINUTES.. I'm not saying that he was honed in on the shooter watching, listening, and studying him for those 20 minutes.. But without a doubt he would absolutely be the one to have knowledge of his initial attire and vibrant colored hair regardless whether the shooter wore a hat or not..
I believe most would agree that due to the length, texture, and of course most noticeable the vibrant red/orange color that even with a hat on the hair color IMO would still very likely be quite noticeably visible..
Does anyone recall the name of this particular witness that stated he sat next to the shooter inside theater 9???
Even if in print and news clips he did not mention these details that we are inquiring about many times there is the raw, uncut video that is posted to the news website which in my experience has always yielded more information than what's in the 30-60second heavily edited news clip .. I am obviously not alone in the least in my interest of hearing and reading of any/all witnesses from that night that even so much as make reference to specific details that in our opinion would be absolutely impossible to not have noticed about the shooters initial appearance in theater 9..
**for now February hold off on an answer just yet to your friend..lol.. With us all searching around you may just be able to prove him wrong and that there are very much witnesses that do comment about the shooters hair and other details of his appearance that night in theater 9
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