With his cell phone found at the construction site, I’m betting he was “Mugged” closer to home...Got hit on the head, which would explain the strange behavior the pharmacist noted.
If his briefcase was taken he may also be without keys, cards, medication and ID. Mom always called dad’s briefcase his purse. Only kept paper money in pocket.
Trip to pharmacy may have been to get needed meds/medical attention. Remember he wasn’t thinking clearly even then. He called a cab to get to Philly. So what/who was in Philly?
Remember, his neigbor Robert Dill originally drove John to the train station on Christmas Eve which eventually got him to NYC. From NYC, he went to Mitre. From Mitre to Wilmington. From Wilmington to home.
Another neighbor said he heard loud TV coming from the house on the 4 days surrounding Christmas which was unusual but no one appeared to be home. It couldn't have been that loud or they would have knocked on the door.
I'd say John made it home and turned off his auto timer.
The fire folks were called for the smoke bombs about 11 PM on the 28th. Someone reported that they were going to talk to John about it which means he wasn't around.
EVERYONE IN TOWN KNEW ABOUT HIS LAWSUIT.
My best guess is that he stayed in Wilmington overnight and got home on the 29th.
There's a lot that doesn't make sense here...On the 28th at 11 PM the fire folks came...If his TV was blaring like the neighbor says, why didn't they knock on his dood or even knock the door down.
I have a feeling that this is a "dirty" town.
I think that's an old cell phone...or one of many. No one has EVER said it was actually used by him recently.
He was robbed/mugged within the 40 minutes between the phamracy and when he is seen on the video.
He tells us so...he looks it....and things are missing from his person"The wife is going to have everything sealed. We're not going to find out anything except the bottom line on the coroner's report.