Was in Las Vegas all week, and returned this morning.
Some observations and questions:
Virtually NO news locally on this situation last night/this morning. It was mentioned, but in a very cavalier manner.
Security wait at the airport was over 3X what I normally experience on a Friday. I was in the First Class line, which always moves faster. I twice considered going to the regular line. First Class was being targeted for some reason.
With regard to the odd press conference....I believe the woman heading the press conference had an earpiece. She would receive a question from the press, furow her brow as if she was thinking, or trying to find the right words. Then, she’d respond with “we don’t know.” Either they know or they don’t, or they choose not to comment. Why the odd response, multiple times?
Re: Dead dog. I am sure time of death will be determined. But in the meantime, I would say no dog would die of starvation or dehydration without whining, yelping, pawing at the door, or eating the leg off of a table first.
My guess is that someone was taking care of that dog, and that there was probably a Do Not Disturb sign on the door. Plus, orders from someone for no maid service.
I would venture a guess that the “friend” of the Coma Man had frequented the room.
Also, VERY odd that the “friend”, upon collecting the Coma Man’s belongings because of eviction proceedings that he chose to point out the Ricin to the manager. That’s what I’d do that if I had to gather belongings for a sick friend....... “I got the toothpaste, the magazines, the clothes, the phone charger......... but there’s these 3 vials of unidentified substances....” As Judge Judy says, if it doesn’t make sense, it isn’t true.”
Curious, also, as to why the manager felt it necessary to call the cops on the unidentified substance. Managers in LV have seen it all, and most likely would figure it was cocaine. My guess: the “friend” alerted the manager that he was scared #&$less of what was in the room.
Some good observations.
Totally agree about the animals. They don’t just lie down and starve to death quietly. They’d be raising holy hell after a couple days, and the hotel would have called in animal control.
Doesn’t surprise me they’d be downplaying this locally. The amount of money that changes hands on a single day in Vegas
trumps all. I saw it’s being pushed as a murder plot. Well, I suppose that’s technically true, no matter what the scenario. But on it’s face, this doesn’t smell anything like your garden variety low-life off to whack someone he knows. Anyone making the stuff knows he doesn’t need 3 vials to take care of business.
Ping to #114
Some good observations. There is much much more to this story.
You are absolutely right about the dog and that more than likely someone had been feeding that dog until it died from ricin poisoning. The cats were still alive.
I for one don’t believe the reports about an ‘Anarchist Cookbook’ opened to the very page on ricin! That’s ridiculous. The stuff was already made and put into vials for crying out loud!
If you are holed up in a hotel room cooking ricin and you get sick and have to call an ambulance(the guy was conscious when picked up, contrary to earlier reports)..don’t you close the damn ‘cookbook’ and try hide the evidence before the ambulance gets there?
You bet you do!
Thanks for your thoughts on this very strange ‘story’.