And, if a “daddy’s tom girl” exists anywhere, she exists in Texas. Lots of women in Texas handle guns and are very comfortable doing it -shotguns, rifles, handguns, etc.
Good thoughts .. Although the shooter’s movements look like as a man to me , I certainly get a woman’s curiosity vibes or maybe an amateur very young person regarding to come back and check whether the mission is accomplished . Maybe a woman on the passenger side ? jmo .
I definitely think it was intentional as well. But he didn’t leave at his usual time. That’s what’s weird about it.
Although he left close to it.
I'm female, senior, and I find my husband's 9mm impossible to rack. So I bought the S&W 9mm EZ. Never fired a revolver so I don't know how difficult it is to shoot one in quick succession as this murderer did. Is it easier to shoot than it is to load ammo in a semi-automatic? If so, that could be a reason. But honestly, I'm thinking the killer used what was at hand unless there were many weapons at hand.
To me, the "drive-thru" the evening before suggests to me this was not a close family member or someone who had been to their home before. They needed to learn their way around.
Remember our dear Jodi Arias-she stole her gpa's gun to do her dirty work. It is plausible that a the weapon used was on-hand and convenient. On the other hand, revolvers leave no casings, so that could have been the tipping factor. It seems that the motivation to kill Mrs. Barraza outweighed the risks of being seen, heard and recorded in broad daylight. It was face-to-face and cold-blooded. Some planning went into the execution, but this was amateurish at best. A pro would have found a discrete location at night and fired no more than two shots.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
I think this too, but I also wonder if it was due to LE was on the way. Wonder if killer got scared because of hearing sirens, or trying to avoid a school bus.
My take was they turned around and drove back to avoid the police who were already on their way. They perhaps had a scanner in the car (broadcastify or an old scanner) or they heard/saw them coming. They drove past her house very quickly and couldn't be any more sure she was dead on that pass than they they were 5 minutes earlier.
Quite possibly.
I've heard that a lot now that my peers are all pretty much seniors... There's a lot of difference between models. I fired a hammerless five shot 38 special revolver several years ago, I'm pretty sure it was a S&W, and it wasn't too bad. I'm sure just about anybody could manage that.
