There has been a lot of to and fro on these threads about whether this was obviously a break-and-enter-for-the-purpose-of-theft-gone-wrong vs. this was obviously a break-in-and-murder-missy-and-GTFO.
The one thing that keeps me coming back to the conclusion that the purpose of this exercise was murder is this:
if someone was to break into a place with the intent to commit robbery, surely you want to be able to get around quickly and easily. you want to be able to maneuver in and out of a window, you want to not overheat, you want to be able to hear noises so you don't get caught, you want to not be weighed down by heavy clothing. sure, you'd want to be disguised in case of cameras or being spotted.
but all black clothes and a black balaclava would do that. plus sneakers to get away fast.
why would you need a big fat heavy old helmet and thick padded vest and padded pants and boots? they'd just weigh you down. why would you need POLICE on your vest?
it is for this reason i believe the person was expecting a confrontation with another person. no other explanation makes sense to me.
Exactly! These are my thoughts as well.
I think the "Police" patch was to initially trick Missy into a false sense of security and let her guard down. All it takes is a split second for her to not to
feel threatened and the perp being ready for that, to strike and catch her off guard.
Also, I am just not thinking the perp is LE. Hubs and I have personal friends who are in All branches of LE and military...officers, detectives, and military guys
who have been to Iraq, A-stan, etc etc... and none of them - are as nonchalant as SP. I've gone over and over our past
get togethers...remembering their posture, strides, mannerisms etc.. None of them - if they were on a "mission/job" or "on" would ever go into a
situation like this...without that training that is always in the back of their minds. Even DEA and swat guys, I've seen them in uniform and out, and
while there IS a difference, once they get in gear and ready to go to work...their posture and mindset change, you can see it.
The closest I'd say it "could" be LE is...SP is retired and for me, thats a stretch.
Another thing I thought about is the way the SP's neck looks, that turtle neck effect....that "could" be due to the vest he/she has on.
When LE wears a BP vest, it distorts their overall size, especially the chest area and the back of the neck. That can look like a turtle
neck from behind so SP may not have that protruding frontal posture IRL..
The helmet, over dressing, and nonchalance all add up to a wanna be mental person on a specific mission, not burglary. JMO~
Disclaimer: I'm perfectly ready to eat crow if I have to...this is just my observations and experiences...in the real world, ya just never know. :thinking: