I've thought about the tight timeframe too and "what if" scenarios. What if MB arrived five minutes later than she did and the early-bird camper arrived just a little bit earlier?
So many things about this case perplex me - everything seemed to fall into place for the perp!! The timing is clearly a big item that fell into place.
So true.The unusually tight timing contrasted with the Swatperp's seemingly lackadaisical saunter through the halls for 30 minutes prior to the killing makes me think this was not only a premeditated, targeted hit, but one that may well have had some sort of lookout or accomplice involved (either via burner phone or walkie talkie). While the murder seems planned out in obsessive detail, there are also certain aspects that seem messy, even inexperienced (eg. brazenly walking around on camera for 30 minutes, bludgeoning instead of shooting/double-tapping, maybe even taking a phone or walkie talkie to a murder scene).
If you pick this crime apart, it appears that Swatperp:
- was confident that Missy was entering alone that morning (despite the fact she was sometimes accompanied by her daughter for these classes)
- knew of Missy's last minute change of plans regarding meeting INSIDE the church that morning
- seemingly knew precisely when Missy arrived and when and where she would be entering the building...because despite roaming the halls for 30 minutes fussing with locks and breaking windows, he did not appear to be anxiously looking out window or doors, yet he was apparently laying in wait for her at the precise moment and place where she could be quickly ambushed and killed off camera (within minutes of her entering the building) (*Granted, he may have done some looking out on video we haven't seen.)
- arrived without detection, broke in, committed a brutal murder within a small envelope of time, and fled the scene without being seen by the first, unusually early camper
JMO, but this all does seem to suggest the distinct possibility of an accomplice (or at least a lookout).