It's been awhile since I've commented on this thread and I realize I'm reading initials I can't remember or identify. I guess you could say I'm rusty... but I have never lost interest and have followed the case on my own to some extent. I do have to say that I can't go along with GR being part of a "well organized multiple murder plan" or being added, unwillingly to the same organized murder plan. For my mind's eye, it becomes disorganized the moment "you" add him to the equation... and LE has always said it was well planned. I don't think they were professionals because, without anyone fighting back, one shot could have been used on each person. This was overkill and I feel there was a lot of anger involved. CSr being the exception, of course... because it's obvious he was alive and probably the catalyst of it all. Poor CJr... didn't he hide somewhere so that even LE had trouble finding him the next day? That might explain several shots to the top of his head. I noticed the HG and DR were shot excessively, too. Even more so than some of the men. I have always thought KR had a "guest" over that night and that is why I believe whoever shot him; he was the only one they shot that night. Almost a separate assignment, so to speak. If he was asleep and at ease with his guest, he would be very easy to shoot just one time and only one time... unlike all the others so my other reason for suspecting a different killer with him as their only target. He just had to be eliminated because he would have known who killed the others but I don't believe he was a key player in why they were all killed. Reading the small amount of autopsy information yesterday made me sad and feeling sick all over again. My heart breaks again for their family. Nothing will ever make up for their loss.
Thanks, pepper34, that's a good analysis. I, too, kind of lean against GR being used to access the other victims, making him present for their murders. Perhaps the killers were looking for something, money, etc. Maybe they had him go through and search the trailer and buildings outside. If there was a safe, maybe they used him to try to find the combination to open it. The delay might come from forcing him to help search for cash or drugs on the property (house & outbuildings), security camera locations (at CR1's and KR's), layouts of other homes, sending texts to other family members to see if they were home. JMO, they got as much info as they could from GR, then killed him and moved on. I don't see them taking him from place to place as they killed people. Too much distraction in the chaos, risk of him making noise, warning others, trying to escape, etc. They had a complex job to do in a short time that night.
I do still think these were professionals or people experienced at B&E and murder. JMO, the number of shots used to kill each person had more to do with the experience of the shooters and the need to make sure victims were dead. Anyone who moved at all probably received more shots. Pros don't usually shoot a victim one time, too risky they might survive.
JMO, there had to be more than one killer at each location with exception of KR. The best example is the way FR and HHG were killed. In bed, in total darkness, both lying down, no defense wounds. FR's shots were very close range and probably awakened HHG. Before she could get out of bed, she was shot multiple times, likely because she did move some. Sounds like 2 killers, one on each side of the bed.
ETA: Also unlikely killers would only shoot once because they were in the dark. They may have had laser-type things on their guns, possibly night vision goggles or a small flashlight, but it all happened so fast they were mostly working in the dark. If anyone moved or made a sound, they shot more. Even asleep, they would shoot more than once to make sure.
Again, hate going into these details if family and friends are reading. Will try to keep discussion of this to a minimum. We all really want LE to catch these killers and it's frustrating that it's taken so long.
