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-Lurid Crime Tales-

Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock had gov't jobs, bought 33 weapons last year

2017-10-27

[FOX] The crazed gunman who killed 58 people at a country music festival in Las Vegas was wealthy, had worked for the government in several previous jobs, owned properties in several states and bought 33 firearms in the last year, officials said.
Purchased in the run-up to the election. Probably just a coincidence.
Investigators piecing together 64-year-old Stephen Paddock's life found he worked for the Internal Revenue Service and as an auditor for defense contracts. But Paddock apparently started his government service via a far more humble route: working two years as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service from 1976-1978. That appears to overlap with his time at Cal State Northridge, from which he graduated in 1977.
Oh wait! Wrong photo. Same motive ?

Posted by:Besoeker

#7 There is far too much weird stuff surrounding this case

Indeed. One bit of weirdness that caught my eye:
A break-in at the shooter's house:
According to authorities, a number of unidentified individuals descended on Paddock's home in the Del Webb retirement community just outside Reno, bypassing both state and federal law enforcement who were assigned to protect the property.

Local law enforcement says it's not clear how the group got into the home, which is supposed to be under round-the-clock surveillance, and they do not have any suspects — but they also believe nothing was taken from inside the home, as the home was left completely undamaged.

So, a team of people break into a crime scene while the cops have it under surveillance. The place is *not* ransacked. No idea if anything was taken. Or left. Tell me that doesn't stink. (or that I'm trapped in the plot of the next Dan Brown novel)

Posted by: SteveS 2017-10-27 21:09

#6 It would appear they are also struggling to mask a political motive. Liberal political activism advancing to mass murder, not a pretty picture.

Posted by: Besoeker 2017-10-27 20:13

#5 They’re struggling to sell the lone insane shooter story.
Like an Austin Powers reality show.

Posted by: Skidmark 2017-10-27 19:52

#4 There is far too much weird stuff surrounding this case to be what the official explanation says happened.

Posted by: JohnQC 2017-10-27 08:49

#3 Given that Obean's Fast and Furious was about arms flow to Mexico (mainly by the Feds), you'd think 33 weapons in a year would have cause some notice at the ATF. I'm sure the Mexican consulate would be interested in the explanation.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-10-27 08:06

Yes, we knew (on our radar) he was a nut job and purchasing lots of weapons. We could have stopped him at Kroger, but we wanted to get everybody together with plenty of media coverage for the actual take down.

[Sarc off]

Posted by: Besoeker 2017-10-27 02:41

#1 He was an arm...
Ar...

Arms dealer?

Posted by: newc 2017-10-27 01:24

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