GUILTY MI - Paul DeWolf, 25, fatally shot in Ann Arbor frat house, 23 July 2013

[Woe.be.gone]

BBM - I agree firing at a person and hitting a spot on a person using a conventional sight - the hesitation, nerves, and tendency to simply hold the gun out without using it's sight - lucky to hit anything if there's any distance.

If this is what happened, my assumption is that the person was standing next to him. We don't know if there was a knock on the door and he let the person in or what.

 

[Woe.be.gone]

Maybe the gf who began by stating that Paul passed out versus died went to visit him to have sex.
He let her down by passing out so she shot him. Sound crazy? Yes. But, stranger things have happened.
Women are getting as crazy as some men are these days.

 

[black_squirrel]

Maybe the gf who began by stating that Paul passed out versus died went to visit him to have sex.
He let her down by passing out so she shot him. Sound crazy? Yes. But, stranger things have happened.
Women are getting as crazy as some men are these days.

I am still not sure which day DeWolf died, be ause the police have not released that info, or they dont know.
Before, I thought that it probanlky was the day before he was found, but now I believe it was the same day, July24.
First of all SS said that he died the day after she spoke tohim on the 23rd. Also, DeWolf's tombstone has the date
July 24, but perhaps they chose that dat because he was found dead on that day ( even though he may have died the day before)
Now on the 24th he was supposed to show up the VA hospital, probably early in the morning. That would
mean he was killed early in the morning or in the night. He probably was not expectIng any visitors that early. Did the murderer
wake up early in the morning to shoot him, or did DeWolf had an overnight visitor. I dont think that DeWolf had any committed relationship. Both SS and SG are very close female friends of his, and there may be more, but none of them has been indicated as his girlfriend, Perhaps there could be a motive here. Perhaps one of the friends felt used, or was angry that his commitment was not as strong as hers.

If the "passing out" was really a slip of the tongue, it could refer to something else. From what we have learned, he may not have died immediately from the neck shot. He may have bled to death and sliowly passed out.

 

[Woe.be.gone]

I am still not sure which day DeWolf died, be ause the police have not released that info, or they dont know.
Before, I thought that it probanlky was the day before he was found, but now I believe it was the same day, July24.
First of all SS said that he died the day after she spoke tohim on the 23rd. Also, DeWolf's tombstone has the date
July 24, but perhaps they chose that dat because he was found dead on that day ( even though he may have died the day before)
Now on the 24th he was supposed to show up the VA hospital, probably early in the morning. That would
mean he was killed early in the morning or in the night. He probably was not expectIng any visitors that early. Did the murderer
wake up early in the morning to shoot him, or did DeWolf had an overnight visitor. I dont think that DeWolf had any committed relationship. Both SS and SG are very close female friends of his, and there may be more, but none of them has been indicated as his girlfriend, Perhaps there could be a motive here. Perhaps one of the friends felt used, or was angry that his commitment was not as strong as hers.

If the "passing out" was really a slip of the tongue, it could refer to something else. From what we have learned, he may not have died immediately from the neck shot. He may have bled to death and sliowly passed out.

http://www.annarbor.com/news/crime/...gunshot-wound-to-neck-fired-by-another-peson/

According to this article, TOD was not specified on the certificate.

July 24 was a Wednesday, the day DeWolf didn't show up for his shift at the VA. A colleague was sent to check on him at his home when he didn't answer phone calls (recapping).

From following another case, I was surprised to learn that the date a person is found dead is the date written on a death certificate even when the death obviously occurred days or weeks earlier. We know the body goes through specific changes within the first stage of decomposition known as the Fresh stage which lasts about three days. Experts should be able to nail the day of death down, at least between Tuesday and Wednesday because of the stages of rigor mortis and what happens in relation to that process. Afaik experts would be able to determine what day he died based on science and those who saw him last since he wasn't missing very long.

Did he work on Tuesday or had that been his one day off? Did he work on Monday? If he worked both those days he was shot Tuesday night or Wednesday before leaving for work. If he was off on Tuesday, he could have been shot as early as Monday night, that is, if nobody saw him on Tuesday.
We read that the med students only have one day off a week. What was his day off? What have other people said about the last time they saw him, anything?

 

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http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1308/02/ijvm.01.html
Scroll down past the first case.

SS states, "He was getting ready to leave for the Air Force on Wednesday, out to California to do a surgical training." Based on the date of the interview, the Wednesday he was scheduled to leave (involving flight training as well) was July 31. He would have been gone about two months according to SS.

But notice another statement made by SS. "He really did have no enemies." Is that an affirmation or denial?

SS didn't conceal her name though. Two other people spoke, a male and a female, using unidentified versus their names.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

September 9, 2013 at 9:35 am

Family asks for help after U-M student's July slaying

Associated Press

Ann Arbor — The family of a University of Michigan medical student who was found slain in July is asking anyone with information about the case to come forward.

Twenty-five-year-old 2nd Lt. Paul DeWolf was attending the Ann Arbor school on an Air Force scholarship. He was found dead July 24 at his off-campus apartment after failing to report for work at a hospital. Authorities have released few details of the killing...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130909/METRO06/309090050#ixzz2ePN3VlBn

 

[OldSteve]

Is Air Force or Local LE in charge of investigation?

 

[black_squirrel]

September 9, 2013 at 9:35 am

Family asks for help after U-M student's July slaying

Associated Press

Ann Arbor — The family of a University of Michigan medical student who was found slain in July is asking anyone with information about the case to come forward.

Twenty-five-year-old 2nd Lt. Paul DeWolf was attending the Ann Arbor school on an Air Force scholarship. He was found dead July 24 at his off-campus apartment after failing to report for work at a hospital. Authorities have released few details of the killing...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130909/METRO06/309090050#ixzz2ePN3VlBn

We learned a couple of new things.

He texted his sister on the day (evening?) before he was found dead. He was studying for a surgery he was going the next day and texted his sister questions. I wonder though how his sister could help. She is a nurse, but probably would not know too much about surgery. According to the family he then went to bed. I wonder how they know this. Did he say/text that he was going to bed?

 

[black_squirrel]

Is Air Force or Local LE in charge of investigation?

I believe it is the Ann Arbor police leading the investigation assisted by the Air force and the Campus Police.

 

[OldSteve]

I believe it is the Ann Arbor police leading the investigation assisted by the Air force and the Campus Police.

Thanks - would have figured the Air Force would be in charge, but so be it.

 

[MissJ]

As a young RN I was married to an Air Force Resident. They were subjected to a lot of what I call abuse......48 hours on duty and saw many things that were questionable. My ex learned the hard way to keep his mouth shut. Shipped of to Minot ND when he questioned some ethics. JMO

 

[kittycat3]

I watched the interview w/ SS on CNN with the slip of passed out....personally I don't see anything in this video that is pointing towards guilty. She looks nervous and that's to me why she is smiling at inappropriate times and awkwardly. Also I can't blame a college student for saying "passed out" instead of "passed away"....let's face it, people in college tend to overdo it on alcohol and pass out at night, and it is a much more common term that probably just rolled off her tongue because she is nervous.

My gut is there is a friend in the house or frat or maybe even school that was jealous of him for some reason. I suspect male not female. A guy with that many good things going for him is bound to trigger jealousy / envy / competition amongst peers. Maybe he had a personality clash with someone who took matters into his own hands. This is just a gut feeling and my humble opinion only.

 

[PrairieWind]

Thanks - would have figured the Air Force would be in charge, but so be it.

The Air Force would have no jurisdiction in a case like this.

 

[SapphireSteel]

We learned a couple of new things.

He texted his sister on the day (evening?) before he was found dead. He was studying for a surgery he was going the next day and texted his sister questions. I wonder though how his sister could help. She is a nurse, but probably would not know too much about surgery. According to the family he then went to bed. I wonder how they know this. Did he say/text that he was going to bed?

I disagree, she may be a Theatre nurse.

Also, an experienced nurse has a lot of information that could help a student doctor...just watch them on the wards.

 

[danzn16]

Was he in the Air Force for a medical school scholarship? I have many friends that are doing this right now. They do have to go to boot camp and training but 99% of their time is just studying and attending medical school. He would not be so deep into Air Force duties that he would know secrets of the Air Force that would make him a target. It's after medical school when they really start working in the Air Force.


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[jjenny]

Was he in the Air Force for a medical school scholarship? I have many friends that are doing this right now. They do have to go to boot camp and training but 99% of their time is just studying and attending medical school. He would not be so deep into Air Force duties that he would know secrets of the Air Force that would make him a target. It's after medical school when they really start working in the Air Force.


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Yea, they were paying his medical school scholarship.

 

[Woe.be.gone]

I watched the interview w/ SS on CNN with the slip of passed out....personally I don't see anything in this video that is pointing towards guilty. She looks nervous and that's to me why she is smiling at inappropriate times and awkwardly. Also I can't blame a college student for saying "passed out" instead of "passed away"....let's face it, people in college tend to overdo it on alcohol and pass out at night, and it is a much more common term that probably just rolled off her tongue because she is nervous.

My gut is there is a friend in the house or frat or maybe even school that was jealous of him for some reason. I suspect male not female. A guy with that many good things going for him is bound to trigger jealousy / envy / competition amongst peers. Maybe he had a personality clash with someone who took matters into his own hands. This is just a gut feeling and my humble opinion only.

Some friend!
The reason for killing someone has to be deeper than jealousy or envy. Other people would be aware if a serious clash existed or if PW had won out over someone else over something or someone. So, if true, what could the reason be?

I didn't catch the show when SS made her comments. Body language often helps to interpret communication. Sometimes inappropriate smiling indicates deceit or guilt though. When people are nervous they often look stiff or scared imo. People often use passed out in place of sleep. Like, I was so tired last night I passed out the minute my head hit the pillow. I've never noticed anyone mistaking someone's death with passing out though. But, again, I didn't hear or watch that particular show.

Who goes around killing people because their personalities clash? I've not heard of this reason for killing anyone before unless a betrayal of some kind took place or someone felt they were totally rejected on some deep level. Could anything like this have happened between Paul and any of his many friends? He was scheduled to leave for a couple of months no fault of his own. The nature of school, the military and many lifestyle situations is that one will eventually transition and leave for new opportunities or simply because the time has come to do so. Why would someone want to stop Paul from moving on to his next plateau that involved further surgical training and, from what SS said, flight school. Actually, I believe he was on his way to becoming a flight surgeon. That is a doctor who oversees the health of pilots in the military. Pilots receive thorough physicals more frequently than other peeps do.
Flight surgeon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Who wanted to stop him from moving forward and why? Who would be that spiteful or out for revenge and why? Was anybody else being delayed because Paul was selected to go? By the way, was Paul the only military student or are there others? Are the other students all civilians? I'm asking because, in the military, everything boils down to competition on some level when you think about it. Promotions are based on one's performance and the ratings they receive by superiors. Every time there's a next level to reach, and there almost always is, someone makes it while someone else doesn't. A list is released and all those who are waiting for promotion or this or that rush to read it hoping to see their own name written on the list. There are only so many slots at a given time. Still, I've not heard of anyone being murdered because they advanced when someone else did not. There'd be alot of killing going on if this were the case.

 

[Woe.be.gone]

The Air Force would have no jurisdiction in a case like this.

Not in the beginning because the crime took place in civilian territory. But, from what we understand, LE called for investigators from the Air Force. My assumption is because he worked in a VA facility. I believe the two often work together on some level when the victim is a military member.

 

[bourne]

I watched the interview w/ SS on CNN with the slip of passed out....personally I don't see anything in this video that is pointing towards guilty. She looks nervous and that's to me why she is smiling at inappropriate times and awkwardly. Also I can't blame a college student for saying "passed out" instead of "passed away"....let's face it, people in college tend to overdo it on alcohol and pass out at night, and it is a much more common term that probably just rolled off her tongue because she is nervous.

My gut is there is a friend in the house or frat or maybe even school that was jealous of him for some reason. I suspect male not female. A guy with that many good things going for him is bound to trigger jealousy / envy / competition amongst peers. Maybe he had a personality clash with someone who took matters into his own hands. This is just a gut feeling and my humble opinion only.

I saw the video of SS. I don't see anything suspicious about her or in what she said. My take on her is that she has nothing to do with his murder.

I haven't followed this case too deeply so I can't say who had motive or not. But I also suspect jealousy as a partial motive and the murder appears premeditated. Since the perp used a gun which means the perp could shoot at some physical distance away from the victim (as opposed to using a knife or other weapon/instrument wherein the murder had to be committed within a closer physical distance and therefore, would likely be a more personal attack), the perp could be a female or male.

 

[MissJ]

Was he in the Air Force for a medical school scholarship? I have many friends that are doing this right now. They do have to go to boot camp and training but 99% of their time is just studying and attending medical school. He would not be so deep into Air Force duties that he would know secrets of the Air Force that would make him a target. It's after medical school when they really start working in the Air Force.


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As a medical student they do have hospital duties...may see things they think are unethical. My ex did his medical student duties in some air force hospitals and his residency at Wright Pat.