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In reply to the discussion: "Guilty": Part Two [View all]H2O Man
(73,506 posts)I can only speculate, but I think that I have a pretty good idea. Our family has been in contact with other employees at the county jail. The thug ended up working four hours of "overtime" on the day beforehand. When he left work, he was more angry than usual.
Like some other violent criminals, he had a level of anger that served as a threshold; when he reached that level, he would venture out, and do damage to some unsuspecting and vulnerable victim. On Monday, October 27, 2014, he got up, took care of the normal chores that were his responsibility around his household, and cleared the rest of the day to strike out.
After driving a couple of miles, he came upon a vehicle outside of town. When both cars pulled into a large, nearly empty parking lot -- without anyone in view -- he identified his victims like a predator identifies its prey. He struck quickly, and efficiently -- hitting both men in what he knew was the "kill zone" from his training.
After shooting my cousin, he pumped two rounds into the son .....with the gun pressed against the young man, the first round struck him near the heart. As the young man fell, he shot him again, to insure a quick kill.
Because the father was alive, and began attending to his son, the murderer approached from behind, struck him on the back of the head with the gun barrel, and pulled the trigger again. Had the gun not mis-fired, of course, my cousin would be dead.
The thug then ran to his car, and took off as quickly as possible. A mile down the road, he heard on his "scanner" that they had identified his license plate number, and that the State Police were looking for his vehicle. It was then that he decided to go to the police HQ.
Cold. Very cold-blooded.