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Was it confirmed?oh right I knew it was speculated
I didn't know it was confirmed by media or law enforcement
Was it confirmed?oh right I knew it was speculated
I didn't know it was confirmed by media or law enforcement
I thought of a gang initiation, as well. Thanks for posting!I don't know but the costume and everything makes me wonder if it could be some type of gang initiation?
I suggest looking them up on youtube to see how they put on a show!
That was my impression of the civil war and mountain man reenactors that I have come in contact with as well. The primary focus seemed to be on historical interests and socializing with not a lot of personal drama.The closest I've come to anything like this is some co-workers who are 'reenactors'. Some reenact Civil War battles and some Revolutionary or War of 1812 battles.
But the reenactor's seem to be a tight knit group with little competition within the group. This cosplay stuff is still very new to me.
That was my impression of the civil war and mountain man reenactors that I have come in contact with as well. The primary focus seemed to be on historical interests and socializing with not alot of personal drama.
That aside, in addition to perhaps more personal drama in fandom, the costume requirements of the cosplay 501 Legion are tremendous.
I imagine recreating an ultimate WWII German paratrooper with all the cool gear or the ultimate furry mountain man can get time consuming and expensive.
But many re-production historical uniforms etc. can be bought commercially. $300-350 dollars seems to buy a lot of gear easily and quickly. Surplus rifles, muskets etc. cost more. But.... I imagine many historical reenactors like guns of all sorts anyways.
In contrast, 501 uniforms and gear is hand made and individually tailored. Likewise, gear is hand cast, hand carved or hand machined. A You Tube video of costume building in Dallas looked like a movie set. Another video had a member saying that basic custom storm trooper costumes were $1,200 plus time.
More time, sweat and money spent on costumes can increase the emotional buy in of a Legion cos player. Thus, seemingly more chance of a bad reaction if cos play does not work out for somebody "in deep".
Likewise, there are plenty of reenactment groups for Allies, Germans, Union or Rebels. I wonder if a "deep diver" getting booted from the cosplay 501 Legion have alot of options to find the same experience?
Was it confirmed?
The “discussion” between the killer and EB leads me to believe that the killer was not hired, but that this murder was something he wanted to personally experience. The degree of preparation IMO indicates that the killer knew this was EB and did not have to ask that question. But he took time to say a few things. I think he wanted her to know who HE was and why she was about to die.
I do believe she was shown something. The killer needed her to understand his motive. He did not want to just pull out the gun and kill her before she understood her “crime.”
The fourth shot tells me that hurting her would not suffice. The fourth shot was done to ensure she died. The killers goal required death. I think one reason that this remains unsolved, is that there seems to be no reason that anyone could hate EB to this awful extent.
I’m wondering if the owner of the car isn’t an accomplice in another state...far enough, as suggested above, that owning that car doesn’t make anyone associate them with this crime. He and the killer switch cars for a day or two. Or he may just not associate his truck with a crime in another state. Maybe it is someone who was asked to loan a friend a truck, and he’d leave his car.
IMO The killer lives fairly close. But the truck owner may be from much further away. But that truck was parked somewhere in the area over night. In someone’s driveway, at their workplace. Of course, if it’s a rural home...that would confound the situation unfortunately.
I don’t hear any words, let alone hear them clearly. It’s interesting how everyone hears (or doesn’t hear) different things.
I should have said “truck.”...the one used by the killer.[bbm]
owner of what car?
According to this article: greed, lust, and pursuit of power are the motives for murder.
Why do people become killers? There are only three reasons -- Here they are
Did someone benefit financially from Liz’s death? Did she have life insurance? Did someone get a promotion that would have gone to Liz?
We’re Liz or Sergio having an affair? Did someone have an obsession with either of them?
The power one seems least likely, unless she was some leader in their cosplay world.
I should have said “truck.”...the one used by the killer.
“You feel like something extraordinarily evil reached out and intentionally murdered my daughter,” Barraza’s father Robert Nuelle Jr. tells PEOPLE. “This was not a robbery. This was not a gang initiation. This was somebody that wanted to kill my daughter, and did it.I thought of a gang initiation, as well. Thanks for posting!
Bolding done by me
As she lay dying in her driveway, the suspect drove away, but then circled back and drove past the crime scene.
“I feel they contacted somebody and said, ‘Hey, the job’s done,’” Harris County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Michael Ritchie says in this week’s issue of PEOPLE. “And then that person said, ‘Are you sure?’ And they turned around and drove by the scene one more time.”
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Honestly, I haven't seen a map of the subdivision or a direction of travel, but has anyone considered that maybe that 3rd and final pass by the house, AFTER the shooting, wasn't to check to see if she was dead, but was because they were lost?
I know my subdivision is easy to get turned around in, and there aren't a whole lot of ways in and out. If you aren't familiar or my cars are in the garage, my house looks just like a lot of the other houses near me, and you could drive by it a few times trying to find the one street nearby that leads out.
Good point. We assume the killer waited and timed it for after Sergio left. But maybe it was just coincidental. Maybe they both would have been shot? The shooting was loud and brazen. Maybe Liz was not even the intended target? Oh I am slipping down a rabbit hole. Outside the box. Anyways, food for thought and MOO.The killer approached the house from the west. When they left they proceeded East then turned around and went back west. The exit to the subdivision is to the east and not far from Barraza’s house.
I have to wonder which direction Sergio drove when he left that day. If he left 4 minutes prior how was the killer certain he was gone? Clearly he knew about what time he’d be leaving and that Elizabeth was home. The killer must have parked a couple of houses down until Sergio left, right? Because of the direction the killer came from he didn’t wait at the front of the subdivision for Sergio to drive by.
Good point. We assume the killer waited and timed it for after Sergio left. But maybe it was just coincidental. Maybe they both would have been shot? The shooting was loud and brazen. Maybe Liz was not even the intended target? Oh I am slipping down a rabbit hole. Outside the box. Anyways, food for thought and MOO.
The killer approached the house from the west. When they left they proceeded East then turned around and went back west. The exit to the subdivision is to the east and not far from Barraza’s house.
I have to wonder which direction Sergio drove when he left that day. If he left 4 minutes prior how was the killer certain he was gone? Clearly he knew about what time he’d be leaving and that Elizabeth was home. The killer must have parked a couple of houses down until Sergio left, right? Because of the direction the killer came from he didn’t wait at the front of the subdivision for Sergio to drive by.