Brad's shopping excursions on the morning of 7/12

[raisincharlie]

Charlie:

IMHO, seems you've about got it right.

Isn't it amazing how the criminal mind works? They think they're so much smarter than everyone else, yet they work like they're reading a 'standard' plot.

So transparent!

JMHO
fran

One thing that has remained constant throughout this case Fran is Brad's attention to his image - clinging to the maintenance of his image is IMO what has done him in from the beginning.

 

[reddress58]

Kelly - I also thought it was very strange that Brad took two different routes and have thought on that for some time. The first trip he took down Lochmere was IMO done to dispose of Nancy's body - cut across Lily Atkins to Holly Springs and onto Fielding. The second trip was done to establish the 640 phone call at a location away from the body location and also in the hopes of someone seeing him and placing him away from the area of where the body was disposed. I think the only reason Brad would mention two routes is the same reason he acknowledged being up at 4 am - in case someone saw him and could identify the car. Tells me he saw people out and about during his trips to the store.

FWIW: I live one street from the Cooper house. It is not unusual for me to take either route to get to HT. It usually depends on whether I'm in the mood to sit and wait for the left turn signal at Tryon. It tends to get long as does the left turn wait at Kildaire and Tryon. This is probably the shorter route, but the trip down Lochmere Dr. FEELS shorter when you don't have to wait for both those lights. It's also more scenic. Even though I write this opinion, I do believe RC's theory that the first route was stated in case someone saw him coming from the direction of Fielding Dr.