Recent content by Zhooter

Take a look: does this not look like a normal lock that can be locked/unlocked without a key from the inside? To me it DEFINITELY does. So it begs the question, why all the mention of the key on the floor in the affidavit unless he was trying (unsuccessfully) to explain why someone might...

Has it been determined conclusively that only 4 shots were fired? Or is that just because only 4 bullet holes were found? Any chance OP fired some "warning" shots out the open bathroom window first (which would be the first shots heard by the good Dr. Stipp that awoke him)? He's certainly not...

Yes, and do you see the lock from the inside under said door handle? It doesn't look like a lock that needs a key from the inside to lock or unlock - and certainly with that big gaping hole in the door right next to it to reach in and turn it, OP wouldn't have needed a key to open it! So why...

Sorry to quote myself but I'm just starting to learn how this all works - see pic 4 in the slide show - can you see the door "knob" (more of a handle) and the lock under it RIGHT NEXT TO THE OPENING that's been bashed open...

Thanks lisasalinger. The thing is, I clearly see the door knob (it's a long thin metal that juts out toward the bashed up opening) and the lock under it and it definitely looks to me like a normal lock - not one that would need a key to unlock from the inside. I'd put the picture here if I only...

Hello newbie here. Thanks for letting me join! I am wondering if anyone else is seeing this: if you look at the bathroom pic of the bashed in door, the opening where the panel fell out seems to be right next to the lock. In other words, all OP had to do was reach in and unlock the door - no...