Maybe they could tell us what day he made the reservation and what day he checked in, before the authorities do. Still haven’t heard either of those little tidbits.
He checked in on the 28th. That is and has been known since the morning of the shooting. As for when he made the reservation, that is now under investigative seal for evidence forensics.
My sister has worked there from the day it opened, I want to say in 1990. They were told to not speak to the media in addition to not discuss MGM or Mandalay details with anyone until further notice.
The reason is not nefarious but more for containment of facts and not hearsay for the forensics of the entire event. There are also litigation concerns as well and getting all sorts of errant ‘facts’ spread only makes the situation worse.
As for the notion that rooms are booked way in advance, yes that is mostly true but there are also cancellations in addition to blocked rooms for comps and families/friends of the employees. I know because when having to go to an event there in 2011 at the last moment, I was able to get a room during the Barrett-Jackson auction held at the Mandalay. A suite similar to that one on the 18th floor was all they had available and it was from a cancellation.
So, I wish everyone would put away their tin-foil hats. More real facts will be coming out daily and a better picture of what happened before will become clear, especially since the girl friend is in country now and cooperating. Rest assured the best profilers will be doing the interviews.