CA CA - Dr Robert Stonebreaker, 53, Rancho Santa Fe, 16 Jan 2010

[Curious Me]

snipped to reply... In regards to the car, I looked at the picture again and I noticed that the smashed windshield looks like it could possibly be the result of someone shooting at the window. Not sure if a bullet was ever recovered from the scene, but if you notice in the picture, the windshield wipers are up, which indicates his car was on and moving when something hit it or when it crashed. Found this interesting video that shows what a rock hitting the windshield would look like vs. a bullet hole. The damage on Robert's windshield looks just like the bullet hole.

You're right that it appears the windshield wipers were in motion and probably the car was in motion when something hit it.

Watched the video you posted and considered all you said. Thank You for sharing your thoughts with us. Not sure it looks like a bullet hole to me. Also, I would hope if it was a bullet hole that CHP and LE would both report it as such, and surely mention it to the public. Seems they have a legal obligation to mention it to insure the public's safety. Someone shooting bullets into a car concerns anybody driving around there. Plus if there's a dead man found in a driveway near the car with bullet holes, I would think they'd include that info as an important part of the investigation.

Sadly, as you probably know, here in San Diego county, we had a rash of freeway shootings from afar that injured people, and one targeted that I know killed a young woman on the I94. Those were mentioned on the news often while it was happening. They did let the public know.

Where is the car parked in this photo? ​

 

[aliciaengel010]

You're right that it appears the windshield wipers were in motion and probably the car was in motion when something hit it.

Watched the video you posted and considered all you said. Thank You for sharing your thoughts with us. Not sure it looks like a bullet hole to me. Also, I would hope if it was a bullet hole that CHP and LE would both report it as such, and surely mention it to the public. Seems they have a legal obligation to mention it to insure the public's safety. Someone shooting bullets into a car concerns anybody driving around there. Plus if there's a dead man found in a driveway near the car with bullet holes, I would think they'd include that info as an important part of the investigation.
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Good point!! You're right that they probably would have reported it to the public had it been a gunshot at the windshield. Or at least I would hope they'd report it. But I don't think it was just a random person shooting at cars; my gut feeling leans more towards Robert being targeted personally. I could be wrong but there aren't really any other serious road rage cases that I could find that had been reported in that specific area around that time period. I guess it's always possible though, but you're right that something like that would have been relayed to the public. Plus, now that I look at the photo again, it doesn't appear to have a bullet hole. And if it was I would assume that a bullet or shell casing would've been recovered, and CHP probably would've done a more thorough investigation the night before in the area where his car was found. So I guess I'm scratching that theory for now. Lol.

Although here is another interesting possibility about the car windshield. This is just completely speculation, and I know this article is regarding an issue with road reflectors in a separate state, but I couldn't help but notice the windshield damage they show in the footage looks almost EXACTLY like the damage to Robert's windshield.

News 13 Investigates: Road reflectors can be dangerous for drivers

wlos.com

I wonder if it's possible if a road reflector or something similar hit his windshield and stopped his windshield wipers, and he lost control of his car because it startled him and caused him to crash? The car appears to have crashed into something by the looks of the front damage, and looking at the plant attached to the front, my guess is something caused him (or whoever was driving) to swerve off the road and crash through the plants, possibly hitting the brick wall by the road where his car was found. That windshield damage looks very deliberate and I'm assuming wasn't just a result of crashing in and of itself. But MOO of course; I could be wrong. Just my observations.

I think it's possible that something like that could've happened, and that he got out of his car and walked up to the house where I think it's fair to assume he was probably headed to begin with (MOO- but fair to assume since it's not like there is really much else out there or any other reason that I can seem to find that he would be out there). But, maybe once he got to the house, THEN something transpired that led to him being killed. It's possible the car crash and his actual murder are two completely separate incidents, and maybe the attempt to connect the two is what makes this so confusing. I'm trying to look at it from all angles I guess lol.

Where is the car parked in this photo?

I'm pretty sure that's the garage area in the CHP office where his car was towed to after they found it. I might be wrong but it very much looks like it to me.

 

[Discernment]

This is My Opinion only but did Dr Stonebreaker perhaps get involved with selling or supplying pharmaceuticals to the some vicious snd connected people? MOO. This unsolved case has haunted many family and friends. RIP Dr. Stonebreaker, you have not been forgotten.

 

[Alfred E. Newman]

I'm wondering why this attorney would have saved a newspaper article about a man that just happened to wind up dead in his driveway. :waitasec:

Exactly. He was able to identify the victim when he called the police. You know what Clint Eastwood looks like. If Clint was dead in your driveway, would you be able to identify him for the police? I asked the same question of the police when talking to them. They had no response. I used to work for Bob.

 

[Discernment]

Dr Stonebreaker will never be forgotten by those of us who knew him..something nefarious happened IMO and there are a few people who undoubtedly are keeping a secret MOO until their last breath on this earth. SMH.

 

[pentimento]

I was just thinking about this case again last night. I still just have the feeling that the homeowner or someone at that location where Dr. Stonebreaker was found accidentally killed him, or it was a case of mistaken identity. I think Dr. Stonebreaker had the wreck, and since he didn't have his phone he remembered someone he had consulted with prior that lived nearby and went there for help. I don't know what transpired there in the dark that night, but it's just too odd that the homeowner made such a point about recognizing a dead Dr. Stonebreaker right away, and had a newspaper clipping handy to prove it. Maybe he said that because it was in fact a case of mistaken identity, and he was trying to throw the cops off that line of thinking. Just my gut feeling.