Recent content by photojoumatt

I think your theory is pretty solid. Something else in that vein is floating in my mind as well. Would be interested to see upcoming federal court cases in the next 6-12 months.

There is 100-200k in junk cars on the compound That steel building is easy $100k+ in the building alone. A good Black and Tan coon dog will run $500+ and they look like they had 10+ from the kennels. Add in a dirt track hobby where guys can spend $25k-100K on an engine or new frame a couple...

I have said from the start that the perps knew how to take down a house. Not many ways to learn that sort of thing and it's not something that is easy by any stretch of the imagination. Pretty much only two careers that learn dynamic entry as part of a skill set. Law enforcement and Military...

Yea. Like I said it's a stretch. I really had this pegged for a direct family member because it fits the profile of this type of crime but that does not seem like the case here.

No they go to pick up the vehicle from the tow yard. Cops tell them where and how to get it back. Just like anybody else who has ever broken down or wrecked a car. They get it back and pop off the dash or drop the gas tank and their stash is gone. At that point the ball is rolling. I would...

AP has a photo up that shows the area better. http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Ohio-Shootings/78ebc0e2c48b4c348e17691a5a4a1320/2/0

Social media, county records, online background checks and social engineering. You could have ever detail about the family in under an hour. We used to do exercises in my investigative reporting class where our professor would pull a random name off the census and we would have to pull every...

Building on the far left is some type of manufactured steel building, Their looks to be two large fans on the south side of the building Thats possible a paint booth/body shop. The building to the right is going to be a shop. Two roll up doors, I would bet that there is a dirt track car in one...

Anyone who has ever used a can will tell you that action movies and video games have screwed up public perception of suppressor's. The things are not THAT quiet. Add on the fact that a round hitting flesh and bone is not quet as well. This was violence of action vs stealth.

I think whatever happened was over pretty quick. Not many people could hit that house where their is known adults with firearms and do something like this without turning the front yard into a two way rifle range. In my opinion If you had a perp or perps who made a dynamic entry on 4 homes...

Dirt track and derby circles are pretty close. Can't imagine anything like this coming from even the worst rivalry on the track. Fist fights yea. Systematic extermination of an entire famIly not so much.

We fought that battle for a long time in MS before Pseudoephedrine became prescription only. The small time cooks dried up pretty quick. It was nothing to shoot two or three lab fires a week in ares where their was a high density of meth users. Covered a scene where two firefighters got blown...

The boys are in photos with Black and Tan Coonhounds. I saw the kennels on the news birds footage. Have to imagine that an outside intruder would have set off the dogs.

It's really a coping mechanism. Journalist that cover the cops beats are salty. I have been in their shoes many many times. It's hard to get through some of these things without that few minutes of light hearted banter. Livestreams are showing those moments now. They always have existed. Your...

Did not see your post before I made mine. I remember reading wildlife biologist talking about maneaters in India and Africa and talking about how little evidence is left and how quickly and quietly the attack can go down.