First, MPD said they were not referring to seeing a vehicle in a corner of a frame at the church. It was SWFA. I believe it was Arkansasmimi who asked them to clarify via FB message and their response was “SWFA”. Now were they being honest? Who knows. I think it’s very much an open question as to whether there was any footage of a vehicle at the church, taken from church cameras.
Yes, room 17 might have been a target all along. That’s possible. But it’s also possible that his target all along was cash, which he hoped to find in the offices (which are mostly in 19 and 18). So perhaps by the time he got down to 17 he was frustrated and began to take it out on property.
As for where the killer might have parked, my best guess would be down at the NE corner. If SP was after cash, he doesn’t have to park super close. If the Altima is indeed connected, there isn’t a lot of room for “stuff” in a small sedan anyway. But SP has plenty of pockets for cash or can just carry a deposit bag in his hands. So I see him parking where the car won’t be visible, which is probably not right in front of that service door but further east and maybe around the corner on the east side.
One other parking option is that huge overflow parking area that is further North from the building. There are trees and shrubs and no light posts. SP could park a car there and no one would know it was there unless they drove directly up to it. If he parked at the SE corner of that overflow parking area, it’s still pretty close for his getaway and is well concealed.
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Okay, that makes sense now with the frame being from the SWFA. Thank you!
Regarding where the killer may have parked his car, NE would be a plausible location, I agree.
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Now, a change of thought. In all that, what happened that early morning in 2016, I could not figure out the mindset, that would make someone dressing up like SP, if this was a burglary interrupted event and not a targeted hit.
I could not make much sense of the police uniform in a
break & enter situation other than the perp was worried in case someone shows up or was living out a fantasy. And yet, what did the big POLICE patch/print on the back of the jacket do for
him in this regard, if he was living out that fantasy? He would not see it passing any windows/mirrors inside the church. Yes, it was on tape. So either we have a (not real police) perp in a real police uniform, or we have a perp in a borrowed real police uniform, or we have a possibly mentally disturbed individual in either a real or not real police outfit. So, the POLICE logo could be explained one way or another.
But why wearing a balaclava plus helmet in a burglary/ fantasy scenario? It gets hot underneath a helmet plus ski mask/balaclava and hearing is definitely impeded. Perhaps he wore the balaclava in case he had to take off the helmet. Then he knew about the interior cameras beforehand IMO.
Being convinced nobody would show up at the church that early in the morning is one thing. Being able to hear anyone
possibly entering the church is another thing. But he did not seem too concerned about hearing noise or making noise.
I THINK HE IS DEAF or has at least a speech impairment! The balaclava/ helmet covers up a possible speech problem IMO, in case he does run into someone unexpectedly. He is living out his fantasy, which is MAKING NOISE..
He may also have a foot/leg/hip condition - or he simply
hit his foot/knee, when hammering the NE doors. He aborts his break-in attempt and finds another way in.
That is
a way, the outfit could make sense to me.
ALL IMO
-Nin