Personally, I think the gay tryst thing is probably the best answer.
And I did not really care that he was gay.
Here is my thinking: If he was working for the CIA he would have had some security around him. I doubt if the Ambassador would be involved directly with the CIA outside of the embassy—only because it would be too much of a risk. He would have “people” who would do that.
But if you think about a man having an affair, this fits perfectly. Whether it be a gay affair or hetero affair.
1. You go to an out of the way place.
2. You go someplace where you have been before, where your presence can be explained.
3. You go some place where you feel safe—and where your partner can get to without raising suspicion.
4. Once you get comfortable, you drop your paranoia and create routines. And that is where people start to track patterns.
In this case my guess is that he had built a pattern of behavior over time that allowed his killers to lie in waiting. Once he showed up on the scene, it was a matter of getting into the truck and drive on over to the house. No one needed to “rat him out” because he had done this over and over.
And really, a journal? Really? With only a few pages in it? Come on. We are supposed to believe that?
Did you see pictures of the building? It had been ablaze for hours. And his seven page journal made it through?
If one stops listening to the stories, and starts thinking about what actually happened and ask yourself why something happened...you can only come to a few conclusions. And then ask yourself which of those conclusions makes the most sense. It doesnt have to be complicated at all. And, he would not be the first man to make a stupid mistake over a secret relationship.
I am open to other theories. And I am not passing judgement on his proclivities. I am passing judgement on his brains.
William F Buckley was kidnapped going to work after he had been warned - with his burn bag attached to his arm.
Undercover CIA working for State Department.
Gay Tryst is a possibility but the location doesn’t make sense to me if he felt like he was in danger - as per the journal.
You are right about the fire and that journal.
It’s a plant.
I don’t understand why the State Department told CNN to give it to an Italian official to return to the family.