It wouldn’t surprise me to learn the Feds were already combing through his house, his van, his phone and was scrubbing his online presence -
All before Crooks even pulled the trigger.
If Crooks was not going to survive, why sanitize his house?
Maybe people besides Crooks were there. Staying, eating and sleeping, talking, planning, encouraging, convincing, that kind of stuff . . .
Don’t wany any of their prints or DNA to show up.
It wasn’t evidence of Crooks presence that was scrubbed but evidence of his trainers, assistants and handlers.
My thought too.