[r9etb]

I find it difficult to believe that police didn't immediately search the area after the shooting at the school

They did, IIRC: remember the post about three busloads of police cadets showing up to search the area? That was about the time they found the flattened grass and empty brass. One would suppose that the tarot card was found at that time.

[Peach]

Thanks for the info; I'd forgotten, but knew the police must have searched the area right after the shooting, making it virtually impossible for a prankster to drop the card.

[aristeides]

And it's probably pretty easy to get a police cadet to blab to the media.