He was found barely a few hours away, with a manifesto, ID used in the shooting, and possibly the gun itself on him in a random McDonald's with his entire internet history wide open filled with easily found political quotes and ideologies, and "friends" from his past already weighing in about him.
Either he was trying to get caught or its a complete conjuration from the Feds to stop the egg on their face.
All I can think is maybe it's a real "it's not about the money it's about the message" moment, and he had intent to go immediately onto making more examples.
Also, there is a certain point where if you think you are smart, you will make a lot of stupid mistakes thinking you are smarter than the people coming after you. It has been the doom of a ton of "smart" killers in history.
The problem is that most of those mistakes happen due to overconfidence in thinking one's self clever and capable of continuing to stay ahead. This guy was caught putting in literally zero effort to hiding not even a week later in an almost comical sense.
If he had been caught like this the next day, that might be the case. But the prep and escape he demonstrated are completely inconsistent with this lack of any effort after.
Guy, how do you get a computer science degree and not learn about operational security?
I know actual, real, working computer engineers who only do transactions in cash, because they know very well about "customer loyalty programs" and what they are for, and how often they "leak".
Did this guy do his "How to murder" research on the open web? Is he mentally ill?
Could be that he just wants the government to pay for his medical bills. Three hots and a cot with paid medical doesn't sound to bad, especially since NY doesn't have a death penalty.
By "places to get rid of all that shit where it never would have been found" I'm thinking of stuff like burning the IDs and passport in a fire and stirring the ashes.
The gun's harder, but spraying it down with brake cleaner, running a rat tail file down the barrel, disassembling it, smashing the major components with a sledge, and throwing all the pieces in random bodies of water or wooded areas anywhere along his 5-day journey would do the trick.
It's not rocket science: don't keep the shit with you or any place associated with you, and destroy it before disposing of the remains in places that have no connection to you.
He was found barely a few hours away, with a manifesto, ID used in the shooting, and possibly the gun itself on him in a random McDonald's with his entire internet history wide open filled with easily found political quotes and ideologies, and "friends" from his past already weighing in about him.
Either he was trying to get caught or its a complete conjuration from the Feds to stop the egg on their face.
None of it makes sense. This guy isn't an idiot, he should have known places to get rid of all that shit where it never would have been found.
All I can think is maybe it's a real "it's not about the money it's about the message" moment, and he had intent to go immediately onto making more examples.
He was supposedly booksmart. It doesn't guarantee smartness and competence in every domain. Or at least under pressure, anyways.
Edit: as Bandolier suggests, it could be part of his plan (or instruction).
Also, there is a certain point where if you think you are smart, you will make a lot of stupid mistakes thinking you are smarter than the people coming after you. It has been the doom of a ton of "smart" killers in history.
The problem is that most of those mistakes happen due to overconfidence in thinking one's self clever and capable of continuing to stay ahead. This guy was caught putting in literally zero effort to hiding not even a week later in an almost comical sense.
If he had been caught like this the next day, that might be the case. But the prep and escape he demonstrated are completely inconsistent with this lack of any effort after.
anyone with a goodreads account and logs (brag) about what books they've read is an idiot.
Guy, how do you get a computer science degree and not learn about operational security?
I know actual, real, working computer engineers who only do transactions in cash, because they know very well about "customer loyalty programs" and what they are for, and how often they "leak".
Did this guy do his "How to murder" research on the open web? Is he mentally ill?
Could be that he just wants the government to pay for his medical bills. Three hots and a cot with paid medical doesn't sound to bad, especially since NY doesn't have a death penalty.
Except people in law enforcement by principle would look in those kind of places first because they're not dumb NPCs in some mid stealth game.
By "places to get rid of all that shit where it never would have been found" I'm thinking of stuff like burning the IDs and passport in a fire and stirring the ashes.
The gun's harder, but spraying it down with brake cleaner, running a rat tail file down the barrel, disassembling it, smashing the major components with a sledge, and throwing all the pieces in random bodies of water or wooded areas anywhere along his 5-day journey would do the trick.
It's not rocket science: don't keep the shit with you or any place associated with you, and destroy it before disposing of the remains in places that have no connection to you.