Meth heads. Looking for something easy to steal. Looking for an opportunity. Maybe they had some harebrained scheme they were going to set in motion, and because of massive miscalculation they just had to grab the witness and go somewhere else to figure out what to do next?
Out of all drug related violent crime cases I worked with meth was the most horrifying, violent, spur of the moment, and for no rhyme or reason. It can be Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in an instant. Between the meth problem in that area, the arrest of a person for meth living minutes away (police say not related) and lack of evidence to make an arrest after all this time it really makes me wonder. Birds of a feather hang out together and it's possible one of those visiting birds saw Jayme while driving by a month, week, or a day earlier and turned into Mr. Hyde that night. Just one of many thoughts I've had. Apologies for the length. Guess I got a little to wrapped up in what I meant to be much shorter. This case has my brained in overdrive. I started out just wanting to post what's below to show the craziness that can come from meth.
This article explains it to the T!
{"Once people who are on meth become psychotic, they are very dangerous," said Dr. Alex Stalcup, who treated Haight Ashbury heroin users in the 1960s, but now researches meth and works with addicts in the San Francisco Bay Area suburbs. "They're completely bonkers; they're nuts. We're talking about very extreme alterations of normal brain function. Once someone becomes triggered to violence, there aren't any limits or boundaries."
The Central Valley of California is a hub of the nation's methamphetamine distribution network, making extremely pure forms of the drug easily available locally. And law enforcement officials say widespread meth abuse is believed to be driving much of the crime in the vast farming region.
Chronic use of the harsh chemical compound known as speed or crank can lead to psychosis, which includes hearing voices and experiencing hallucinations. The stimulant effect of meth is up to 50 times longer than cocaine, experts say, so users stay awake for days on end, impairing cognitive function and contributing to extreme paranoia." Your children and your spouse become your worst enemy, and you truly believe they are after you," said Bob Pennal, a recently retired meth investigator from the California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement.}
Horrific murder no surprise in US meth hub
