[shezza]

...dealing with a loose cannon that got an unexpected opportunity, by an incredible coincidence, to do a little role playing...

Make that an unbelievable coincidence...how would a con-man who stumbled upon the scene (a) have a set of BDUs and accompanying beret ready to go, (b) know Clements by name, that he was an army captain, and had a briefcase and laptop computer that he needed possession of ASAP--even before body was found and identified, (c) be in the mayor's office for two hours (saw that posted above) looking over documents and at the computer before raising enough suspicion to be asked to leave? Doesn't sound like a con, as he's not conning anything out of anyone other than the info on the laptop and in the briefcase (and if it were an army computer loaded with secret or even top-secret info, it would most surely be password-protected--how could a recently released conman crack that code, and why would he want to if he were merely there to get jollies off of portraying a military officer)? It's all a bit sus...

[amigatec]

There was a fishing tournament going on at the same time. The fishermen were the first ones on the seen. This is in a remote area, and it is hard to get to. There are a lot of unanswered questions, but the Phoenix has been working a lot of stories on the bridge. The fishermen had already jumped several of the water before anyone got there. The uniform belonged to Alan dad. Alan gave interviews with the local news, and asked that a picture taken of him to be sent to family in Missouri. When the Phoenix contacted the family that is when the story broke. The are the ones that provided the details.