CA - Malibu Creek State Park Shooting, Tristan Beaudette, 35, 22 June 2018 *Arrest* #2

[Steph9676]

There is 21 yo male missing near there under suspicious circumstances. Not a lot of information after 3 weeks.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/losang...sing-simi-valley-man-last-seen-in-malibu/amp/

 

[avalonisland]

I wonder if TB had an assistant who took care of scheduling appts. I'd be interested in knowing who all was aware of where he was going to be.

IMO, TB had given notice of resignation to Allergan to start new career in SF Bay Area to my understanding had been shot just prior to his last day as employee of Allergan, maybe not. IMO, someone may not have wanted TB to depart from one company, relocate, and resume work at another company. To be an employee at Allergan for so many years and the first career job basically since college or studies, I would think there would have been a party or at least gathering to colleagues to say goodbye. I still wonder why one parking lot was left vacant with more chairs near firepit than the number of adults and children at site would would occupy chairs. Perhaps TB had invited some colleagues to have storytelling- maybe sent an email out or something. I understand wife had a test to take around Friday, but it would make sense IMO, if the wife of bro and wife of TB would have planned on meeting at the campsite later after test or work Friday. We don't know how many days TB and bro reserved website. IMO, I think this is targeted career related possibly but I don't believe family had any involvement. TB had recently been promoted around the time TB started interviewing for SF Bay Are job from what I read. And he hadn't updated resume.

 

[passepartout]

IMO, TB had given notice of resignation to Allergan to start new career in SF Bay Area to my understanding had been shot just prior to his last day as employee of Allergan, maybe not.

TB had left Allergan and according to a work colleague 'was excited to start his new job.'

What was this new job? We don't know. It's not mentioned anywhere except to say that he was headed for a new job/life int he Bay Area. His work colleagues don't appear to mention it as it has not been published anywhere, including on colleague's contemporaneous Twitter feeds.

That makes me curious as to what it was.

IMO, someone may not have wanted TB to depart from one company, relocate, and resume work at another company. To be an employee at Allergan for so many years and the first career job basically since college or studies, I would think there would have been a party or at least gathering to colleagues to say goodbye.

There was a farewell party at an Italian restaurant in the Irvine area shortly before the shooting.

I still wonder why one parking lot was left vacant with more chairs near firepit than the number of adults and children at site would would occupy chairs.

The simplest explanations: (1) Parking both cars at one spot gives you more room for sitting/playing etc. The parking strips are made to accommodate RVs so are wide/long. (2) When you have a camping set-up, you usually unpack in the same way and that would include taking your chairs out and setting them up so that you can get the rest of your stuff out of the vehicle. TB might not know if his BIL has chairs, so he just takes out what he has as part of his normal camp set-up routine.

 

[Razz]

TB had left Allergan and according to a work colleague 'was excited to start his new job.'

What was this new job? We don't know. It's not mentioned anywhere except to say that he was headed for a new job/life int he Bay Area. His work colleagues don't appear to mention it as it has not been published anywhere, including on colleague's contemporaneous Twitter feeds.

That makes me curious as to what it was.



There was a farewell party at an Italian restaurant in the Irvine area shortly before the shooting.



The simplest explanations: (1) Parking both cars at one spot gives you more room for sitting/playing etc. The parking strips are made to accommodate RVs so are wide/long. (2) When you have a camping set-up, you usually unpack in the same way and that would include taking your chairs out and setting them up so that you can get the rest of your stuff out of the vehicle. TB might not know if his BIL has chairs, so he just takes out what he has as part of his normal camp set-up routine.

I'd be checking everyone who was at the party as well as the ones who didn't show.

 

[avalonisland]

I'd be checking everyone who was at the party as well as the ones who didn't show.

An employee of Gilead Sciences stated TB had a job interview at Gilead Sciences (HIV treatments) SF Bay area around Spring 2018. Not sure if Gilead Sciences was to be the next Employer of TB. IMO, interesting that the Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology position was posted in Spring 2018 and then reposted shortly after TB died but it may not be related to TB. Pdf was saved July 1, 2018 but I remember also shown as reposted on different online job postings.

 

[passepartout]

The Local (Malibu news outlet) has a video up that's worth a look:

Malibu Creek State Park Shootings

 

[Jim G]

footprints, shell casings, earwitnesses, the daughters interviews,

 

[Cardinal47]

TB had left Allergan and according to a work colleague 'was excited to start his new job.'

What was this new job? We don't know. It's not mentioned anywhere except to say that he was headed for a new job/life int he Bay Area. His work colleagues don't appear to mention it as it has not been published anywhere, including on colleague's contemporaneous Twitter feeds.

That makes me curious as to what it was.



There was a farewell party at an Italian restaurant in the Irvine area shortly before the shooting.



The simplest explanations: (1) Parking both cars at one spot gives you more room for sitting/playing etc. The parking strips are made to accommodate RVs so are wide/long. (2) When you have a camping set-up, you usually unpack in the same way and that would include taking your chairs out and setting them up so that you can get the rest of your stuff out of the vehicle. TB might not know if his BIL has chairs, so he just takes out what he has as part of his normal camp set-up routine.

Interesting that of yours which I bolded. I read somewhere but don't remember when just now that he was going on his own. I'll try and find it and if it's allowed I'll post it.

If he was able to go on his own than I think there might have been something he developed he could create and market.

 

[passepartout]

Interesting that of yours which I bolded. I read somewhere but don't remember when just now that he was going on his own. I'll try and find it and if it's allowed I'll post it.

If he was able to go on his own than I think there might have been something he developed he could create and market.

There's usually a non-compete clause in the pharmaceutical industry. Not sure how enforceable they are but I know they exist.

His work as glimpsed via LinkedIn (IIRC) indicated he was a formulations chemist in charge of a team of workers. It all looked very industry-standard, although he did do some grad school (or post doc?) work on drug delivery systems, which can veer into the darker areas of pharmaceutical research (I'm not saying that TB's work did, I'm just pointing out that military/biowarfare has an interest in drug delivery systems - this is no secret - but drug delivery systems are a very broad area of research).

But really, nothing stood out as unusual in the depiction of his work at Allergan. It's always possible that was all a veneer but at face value, it's hard to see where his work could lead to his manner of death.

 

[passepartout]

<modsnip: snipped quote that was removed>

If your looking for motive, you can't dismiss out of hand the entire category of 'work-related'. <modsnipped> No one has suggested that. But just being realistic, there are all kinds of workplace issues that can lead to these incidents. Rivalries, promotions, etc. just as with any other type of job.

We don't have any of these details but there is also no information available to us that would conclusively shut down these lines of inquiry.

 

[ScorpioRising]

<modsnip>

If your looking for motive, you can't dismiss out of hand the entire category of 'work-related'.<modsnipped> No one has suggested that. But just being realistic, there are all kinds of workplace issues that can lead to these incidents. Rivalries, promotions, etc. just as with any other type of job.

We don't have any of these details but there is also no information available to us that would conclusively shut down these lines of inquiry.

I agree with passepartout. Only because something goes against your personal opinion or belief system doesn't mean it can't be talked about in the general terms meaning any work connection in this case. Science is never settled and critical thinking is very welcome in my opinion.
Even though I personally differ from Jim G's pharma opinion (which is a different topic and not of interest in this forum), I don't think that TB's case has anything to do with his work. I base this personal opinion on the fact that shootings in the area have happened before his camping trip and without extensive media publicity. Yet I still appreciate the consideration of a possible connection. At this point this case is still wide open.

 

[Cardinal47]

Thank you all. I like reading everybody's opinions. Murder is murder.
I agree there have been other murders in that area but none a direct shot to the head through the tent with two little girls there and his BIl in the next site.
Somebody was very brave and I think targeted Tristan.
Sounds to me like more than random so I like discussing what else it could have been that killed this young husband and father.
Whenever I read about Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department I immediately think about Mitrice Richardson and keep wondering who killed her.

 

[passepartout]

Whenever I read about Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department I immediately think about Mitrice Richardson and keep wondering who killed her.

And you've got the LAPD mixed up in that one as well. The following news story on the Richardson case is a head-spinner...

A very different story (Pasadena Weekly)

This is relevant to post here because it involves multiple LA LE agencies and sometimes we don't realize what a victim's family is up against in their struggle to resolve what happened to a loved one.

 

[Sillybilly]

This post lands at random.

Please don't tell other members what to do or what to discuss. If you don't like the direction the convo has taken, scroll & roll, or put others on Ignore, or use the Alert feature to let us know if you believe there is a violation of TOS.

 

[Jim G]

If this were targeted, the campground would have been reopened by now. Someone commented that the shooter was "brave" and I about lost my dinner. He's a coward.

 

[Razz]

If this were targeted, the campground would have been reopened by now. Someone commented that the shooter was "brave" and I about lost my dinner. He's a coward.

I don't think they can take that chance. (Reopening the park). They need to solve a couple first. And because of TB's murder, all the other "incidents" have come to the forefront and LE has appeared lackadaisical.

 

[passepartout]

If this were targeted, the campground would have been reopened by now.

I can understand that thinking. If it was targeted, there'd be nothing to worry about now.

However, having visited the park and talked to staff, one big roadblock to reopening the campground would be having staff/volunteers there after dark. I was told no one stays overnight or after dark and some are escorted to their cars. The park super told us that staff is advised to call for officer escort to parking at night.

The possibility does exist - however long the odds are - that the TB shooting was targeted and unconnected to the other campground/area shootings/gunfire. But then you still have to contend with the multitude of other gunshot incidents in the park and environs, and you've still got over half a dozen reasons not to re-open the campground until you figure out what's going on.

 

[Jim G]

I can understand that thinking. If it was targeted, there'd be nothing to worry about now.

However, having visited the park and talked to staff, one big roadblock to reopening the campground would be having staff/volunteers there after dark. I was told no one stays overnight or after dark and some are escorted to their cars. The park super told us that staff is advised to call for officer escort to parking at night.

The possibility does exist - however long the odds are - that the TB shooting was targeted and unconnected to the other campground/area shootings/gunfire. But then you still have to contend with the multitude of other gunshot incidents in the park and environs, and you've still got over half a dozen reasons not to re-open the campground until you figure out what's going on.

Since you've walked the ground and talked with the people, what is your theory on Tristan's murder? Is their a gate at the campground entrance? why did the park people not take the prior in campground shootings more seriously? seems like they would have shut things down a lot sooner. and how far is the campground host's site from where Tristan was camped?

 

[Cardinal47]

I agree. They just can't take a chance on reopening this campground. Also speaking of staff I wonder who they are. Is this seasonal with a lot of college kids working? Could be a big problem starting a campground with a killer on the loose! I know my son, daughter, husband or wife would be resigned after Tristans's murder.

 

[Cardinal47]

If this were targeted, the campground would have been reopened by now. Someone commented that the shooter was "brave" and I about lost my dinner. He's a coward.

I meant well. Somebody walked up to a tent in the middle of the night and shot a sleeping man in the head! Not many can do something like that!
Perhaps I should have called the shooter fearless!