Post by pipehitter on Jan 30, 2014 20:28:50 GMT
Bottom line is that I think one shouldn't "mystify" his skills and intelligence.
He definitely was physically fit, intelligent to a certain extent, knew the area well and was ballsy. And very lucky.
The physical fitness though and surveillance was not what asked me to look into the vet connection. I put that down to him knowing the creeks like a kid who grew up in them, not the military. I am also willing to wager this guy was a jogger/biker/hiker who sprayed insect repellent on himself while he waited in the creeks and bushes and this is why some victims smelled something strange and is also why sniffer dogs acted odd.
The reason why I raised the vet thing was his ability to essentially put people under his control in a blitz attack. He literally subdues his hostages/victims while semi-naked. I find it hard to put that down to just learning and would opt for formal training skills being more likely and then having the galls(+insanity) to due it in the nude, especially with the diamond knot connection. That has got to be something he did subconsciously because he tried to remove it from later crime scenes. It's a serious clue I think. The guy likes his khakis. Then we have some people saying they saw some military style sticker on a car that possibly belonged to ear-ons. Then we have the rumour about a VIP vet being to told to get out of LA. So I don't think its such a shot in the dark to say he is a vietnam vet... i just wonder if it's useful and therein maybe the rub. It isn't.
I think its possible to see some sort of sensationalism in this Vietnam vet connection. I just see it like, well maybe he was there, but the jogger/bike/hiker thing always interests me more.
I agree.
As I said i don't want to dismiss the whole vet aspect. I just wanted to put things a bit into perspective because of some things I read on this forum and my knowledge of the subject matter.
The blitz-attack aspect definitely is an interesting one. Especially in earlier attacks. Were there any signs of being less "confident" in early attacks?
"Violence of action" and control is definitely something you would learn in any combat related military assignment, even more so a vet.
But as you said... there is no definite answer and the main question is the usefulness of that information.