When I lived in Midlothian I was out of the city limits so I could burn trash, ....there are still lucky folks around Midlothian who have yet to be annexed and i bet they burn trash. I would think swatperp would burn that costume and fast before the sun came up on the day of the murder. If this is true then the perp lives out of the city limits...
^bbm sbm^ Re ^ line of thought about ppl living outside city limits may legally burn trash, but burning trash within city limits is illegal.
Not sure about ^ conclusion: if perp burned gear logically means perp lives outside city limits.
If a person is mentally & emotionally capable of inflicting multiple penetrating injuries to head & chest causing a woman's death,
doubtful (to me anyway) that such a person would say to self - 'Uh-oh, I can't burn SWAT gear in backyard, because I'd get a $25.00 muni citation.'
OTOH a person considering burning gear could be inhibited by thought - 'Uh-oh, if neighbor sees & reports me, muni code office/LEO will be out here asking me what I'm burning; and when they see the SWAT gear, I'll be headed to Huntsville.' IDK, thinking aloud.