Sincere question as I have no knowledge regarding search warrant receipts: If swabs of plumbing were, indeed, taken -- would those swabs have to be listed as items taken?
I would think so. But the better method is to have a plumber come in and remove the entire U shaped trap for the sink and the tub. It *can* involve taking out the tub. I got to thinking that such a major thing might have been reserved for a separate warrant, but I sure hope they do it. At any rate, they'd want the actual trap itself if at all possible, very difficult to know if one has an adequate swab.
If no one has used the tub and it's still a crime scene, that evidence is still there. It *should* be there if he used his shower after the murders.
Maybe they have evidence from elsewhere (regarding his shower). I doubt it, but it's an interesting thought.
I was surprised at the amount of people who said they do this all the time. I’ve never put my trash in a neighbor’s bin, and it initially struck me as suspicious that he did so.
It's illegal where I live and it's illegal many places. But BK probably didn't care about that at the time.
It’s also upsetting that something providential didn’t happen, such as a cop noticing the circling and pulling him over.
Hard to notice in a college town, with DoorDash and so on. At the quietest hour of the day. A policeman could have watched him, I suppose, then he would have seen a man dressed in black clothing, possibly wearing a mask, enter the back door of an unlocked student house. I would hope that would be enough to trigger concern.
I pray to God the human hair that was found was from the victims. Blood is very sticky. it's logical that during his "work" strands of hair would have clung to the blood. In the dark, he would not have noticed. Animal hair? If he wanted to work in silence, I think his first act/s would have had to have been to the throats of his victims. to disable airways, speech etc. I can see him grabbing each by their hair for leverage as he committed the murder. I think the prosecution's best hope will come from that apt.
But according to what the Coroner said - he did NOT do this. We've talked about it a lot. He would have had to grab the victims up from their sleep by the hair, I agree. But Coroner said that "most" were "sleeping" (lying down in their beds anyway) and the wounds were to the TORSO and upper body (not the throat).
Throat wounds spray copious amounts of blood onto the murderer as well. Bodies would have been found in postures consistent with that manner of death and would not appear to be sleeping.
That's not what he did, IMO.