There is zero evidence that either Stephen or his gf are Muslim. In fact there are several photos of the gf wearing a cross necklace and Santa hat. If he targeted other music festivals that ends the political motive theory. Why is it assumed he needed help to pull this off?
Everything that has been presented as evidence so far could be done by someone (one man) with intelligence which he obviously had.
The one tinfoil hat theory I think makes the most sense is someone had leverage on this guy to do this so the casinos are forced to install metal detectors- that contract will be worth billions.
Arms dealer? Nope, if so he wouldn’t have used guns that the ATF all traced to him.
Isis? Was he secretly praying in the garage like the guy from Homeland? Drinking heavily and gambling seems like it might not go over well for a radical islamist.
One thing is for sure, his strange brother sure seems to know something and isn’t saying. Maybe just that he isn’t that surprised this happened because Steve was a weirdo.
We will probably never know but how much you want to bet all the casinos start installing metal detectors from the same company?
Makes sense (at least more than joining the ISIS club).
Funny how so many freepers yell about the corupt FBI and Hillary but do a 180 about this topic.
BAsed on the FBI’s recent history, I wouldn’t be surprised by anything...nott o mention JFK, Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy, not to mention all the public data stuff like fast and furious.
I recall hearing that the WTC hijackers spent some nights before the big operation in a strip club.
I think jihadi murder wipes out all prior sins. It also throws the cops off your trail.
How long before his act was he drinking heavily? How long before was he wearing that cross? How often was he seen in a church? Maybe he wore it because it was gold—another way to store value. Maybe he wore it as camouflage.
He didn’t, couldn’t have made that kind of money off the back of a Las Vegas casino.
He was laundering money the old fashioned way, real estate and gambling. Maybe the gambling took over and he came up short? What then? Maybe somebody bailed him out, gave him perks, showed him the way, and pinned him in a corner.
There are two organization that come to mind, who would have that kind of money to launder. Both are ruthless. A debt to them would be a death sentence to your entire family and circle of friends. Maybe they’d let you live a while longer to see it go down. Of course they might offer an option: killing somebody else. If you do the job(s) and get away, you’re clear. The odds of that are nil, but if a guy thinks he’s smart enough...
Finally, you have to figure who they’d want you to take out. One organization would send you after a specific target, the other would want a lot of random deaths; it would favor bombs and fire. It would want chaos and terror.
Stephen delivered, but it didn’t quite work out like he hoped.
So wouldn't he have shot up the casino? Would he have needed so many guns? Would he have brought bombs along with him?