Gardenista
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Come on. Someone has to know who this guy is.
I noticed in one of the earlier released photos/vid, and I see it in the one above- to me it looks like the killer has something in his left hand and that hand is not on the handle bar. It doesn't quite look like a handgun, but what else would it be? Being pre-planned, it doesn't seem like he'd actually have the gun in his hand at that point, if he was waiting to reach the area with scaffolding, but I suppose the exact area he shot from might not as been as carefully planned as we think?Police released another image. Suspect looks even more chubby in that one.
New images released of suspect wanted in killing of Bush's former doctor
There is definitely something dark on his left hand but I don't know if he is holding something in his left hand or he is wearing a dark glove or a fit bit on his left hand?I noticed in one of the earlier released photos/vid, and I see it in the one above- to me it looks like the killer has something in his left hand and that hand is not on the handle bar. It doesn't quite look like a handgun, but what else would it be? Being pre-planned, it doesn't seem like he'd actually have the gun in his hand at that point, if he was waiting to reach the area with scaffolding, but I suppose the exact area he shot from might not as been as carefully planned as we think?
Given the fact that MH was internationally recognized as a renowned cardiologist who treated an American president, I would guess he had many patients who came from other countries based on his reputation alone. The Houston Medical Center often reminds me of an international airport terminal as you hear so many different languages being spoken. I love that about our city.
That does expand the circle of possibilities when examining the professional and personal relationships MH had as part of this investigation. If one of MH’s international patients had a negative outcome of his/her illness, and those closest to that patient blamed the doctor and decided to take an eye for an eye, it would complicate tracking down the suspect as he could be out of the country by now. I expect LE is scouring the patient files of MH’s caseload. Which makes me wonder how accessible those records would be with HIPAA. It would probably take multiple legal steps to get permission to see those files, and then quite a bit of time to actually do a thorough search.
I am beginning to lose hope that this will be a case that is quickly resolved.
I agree. But I still think this was a hired hitman. The killer was able to follow MH, pass him, and either stop his bike ahead of him or turn and fire while riding and manage a shot to the head and two others for good measure. A disgruntled family member (or someone else with a personal grudge) would likely not have that level of (professional?) calm. Broad daylight, busy area, able to shoot MH, ride off back across Main and down Southgate and seemingly vanish--I don't think an amateur could pull that off.
Yes, I agree it was a professional hit man.
So, my working theory is:
- foreign faction
- we’ll-to-do patient/family that could afford to seek treatment in the US
- had no qualms about eliminating MH for some affront
- had the means and connections to hire someone to do just that
I hate to speculate but I am wondering if we may be talking about organized crime, as in drug cartel.
CDAN blind items has been covering this. About a week ago they had a blind that said drug cartel.
I am showing my ignorance by admitting I had no clue what CDAN was. A quick google search got me somewhat acclimated, and now I am weighing risk vs. reward on actually visiting the site. It sounds right up my alley, like I need another addiction besides WS. Yikes!
Crazy Days and Nights: An Interview with the Elusive 'Enty', King of the Blind Item | HuffPost
I didn't know what CDAN was, either. Found the page, but couldn't find a reference to this case searching for MH's name or even Houston. Is there a better search term? Thanks!LOL, I know what you mean. It's amazing how right many of their blinds turn out to be. They had all of the celebrity #MeTo people called out years ago.
I didn't know what CDAN was, either. Found the page, but couldn't find a reference to this case searching for MH's name or even Houston. Is there a better search term? Thanks!
I didn't know what CDAN was, either. Found the page, but couldn't find a reference to this case searching for MH's name or even Houston. Is there a better search term? Thanks!
Thanks. Found it. Very interesting, but even if it's all true I still don't understand the motivation to kill MK--unless he was told something someone didn't want him to know?Ok, I figured it out. Go to the site and put the word doctor in the search box. His name isn't used because it's a blind and not a blind revealed. It's from 4 days ago.
Thanks. Found it. Very interesting, but even if it's all true I still don't understand the motivation to kill MK--unless he was told something someone didn't want him to know?
All I can figure is because Dr H called his friend in LE and told him about it.
Gardenista where is that convo with friend? If it was posted upthread I missed it. TIA
Still really weird. Because if that post is correct, MK would surely have been warned by his friend to stay quiet while trying to get the patient to return for post-surgical follow-up. And, really, what could he have known? Unless the guy was loose-lipped while medicated?All I can figure is because Dr H called his friend in LE and told him about it.