Post by rocker on Oct 24, 2013 3:39:38 GMT
I find a singular mention of a suspicious Vantage brand cigarette butt in an ashtray. Other than that, nada.
Can anyone clarify whether the matches found had been struck/lit/used?
"I don't see why he would use matches once inside the home and definitely don't see why he would ask the victim for the matches so I'm back to thinking that he smoked."
I have not found enough evidence as of yet to determine conclusively whether he smoked or not. I do however think he was wary of turning on lights due to shadows/silhouettes being cast toward others passing by outside.
Attention Sandia: your framing theory just came to mind, was he trying to throw attention to somebody who smoked Advantage cigarettes?
About the lights, I think I remember reading in Sudden Terror that he put something over a lamp in the room to dim the lamp?
In no way could he have predicted DNA but I can imagine him attempting to divert, distract and cause confusion with the beer, cigarettes, and anything else he thought might throw the police off his trail.
"About the lights, I think I remember reading in Sudden Terror that he put something over a lamp in the room to dim the lamp? "
And he also put a towel over a television in order to create dim light. The thought has also occurred to me that he wanted it to look like no one was home to anyone who happen to arrive unannounced.