[jandji]

the article goes both ways, either he's a desperate dope addict looking for quick cash, or he's criminal genius.

[Devil_Anse]

I know the article consisted mostly of a scenario, based on interviews with persons who had investigated the case.

In other words, they made an educated guess.

They are "educated" on this case more than we are.

The man was not a criminal genius, although his ability to get out of the Adams house even after waking someone up certainly shows that he had "talent."

If he had been addicted to heroin, to me that means he had a lifelong problem that he had to deal with. I think at times a person who is addicted to a substance might feel desperate if he craved the substance, and didn't have any available.