I think along the same lines that you do. RH was the reason she was so terrified.
actual accomplices? I believe less, to not-at-all, that he had accomplices with the murders. That seems a very solitary act. Was he aware of Burke and the SCPD looking the other way? I'd say definitely. Was he part of a group of "ugly underbelly of humanity" types? Probably, in my opinion. I'd think they may have been aware of each other's interests without being privy to their actual acts. I doubt that many or any of them would go to the lengths RH would.
I suspect the 911 call did change RH's life. For the first time, I'm wondering if possibly she was killed to prevent her testifying and therefore RH is not guilty of this one.
Regardless of whether SG was a victim of RH or not, I suspect it was her 911 call and the aftermath that influenced him in keeping his actions on LI, and prob in Suffolk County because he knew law enforcement. Perhaps he didn't have enough contacts in LE in Manhattan to be comfortable with what might be happening in LE. But Suffolk County? It seems it was absolutely wide open for his type.
I remember, long before Rex's arrest, there were already passionate discussions about the scope of LiSK crimes. Everyone attributed the GB4 to LISK. Shannan, tragically, has had many people and even officials deny she was murdered. Jessica Taylor & Valerie Mack and others attributed to the "Manorville Butcher" with much debate about whether that was a separate murder from LISK. Before Bitrolff was charged, it was assumed that Colleen, Rita and Sandra Costilla were all murdered by the same person- usually theorized to not be the same person as LISK.
But, for the people who assumed LISK murdered the GB4 and Shannan, there was a theory that Shannan caused LISK to change his phone policies. And I think it is a viable theory, still, given how Rex appears to abide by some twisted kind of TQM evolution evidenced by his 2000 HK document. Maureen was murdered first, and her phone pinged on LI. Melissa was murdered next, and her phone was used as sadistically as possible by the killer. Then, Shannan spent a half an hour on the phone with 911.
Then, if they were all killed by Rex, the phone rules changed, and the work territory went local. Meaghan and Amber were working on LI and left their phones behind. It does seem like a change Rex would make if Shannan's phone messed up "playtime."
I don't know if Rex was involved in Shannan's murder or not. One thing that tips the scale to yes for me is Karen V. It seems to me he harmed her or murdered her. She arrived to a "party" a completely different way from the GB4. This means to me she could not be ruled out because she had a driver, who also booked with Brewer directly. For one thing, I don't believe we "know" Melissa didn't have a driver that night. But even if it was different, we now know that LISK is pretty flexible and versatile.
But mostly, I'm inclined to think that, while Rex met Shannan months before her murder, someone else murdered her that night. Probably someone with similar criminal pastimes as Rex. Her murder may have been unintentional. It might be that "only" other, non-lethal crimes were planned. Or, the motivation could have been related to her upcoming court date.
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