The confuzzling lack of information

[Takket]

So why do we seem to be getting so little info on the shooter? So far all we have is that the police went to his house and found a letter saying he planned ahead. Well, surly this man had a bedroom with possessions in it. What books did he own? What movies? Video games? What's on his hard drive? Are there notebooks with writings? A diary? Posters on the wall? What's on his DVR? These are all things you look for to paint a picture of a man, yet I haven't heard about any of them (not counting the list he posted of his fav books, I'm talknig about investiagtive stuff the police found).

Are they holding all this back from the public because they don't want to compromise an investigation/jury pool? Just seems so odd we know so little so far. Usually when someone commits a crime like this their personal life is spread out lock stock and barrel for the whole world to say in a very short amount of time (Virginia Tech shooter for example)

[uppityperson]

1. patience grasshopper

Just because we are used to instant communication and hourly news reports (at the minimum), things like this still take time.

[Shagbark Hickory]

2. huh!? They have talked about everything from what books he has to how many skid marks in his under

roos

[Ptah]

3. APNewsBreak: More Warning Signs on Day of Shooting

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=12594181

The 22-year-old man accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a deadly shooting rampage wrote "Die, bitch" in a note found at his home, a sheriff's official told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Investigators believe Jared Loughner's handwritten message was a reference to Giffords, Pima County Chief Rick Kastigar said. It was found in a safe alongside other ones, including "I planned ahead," ''My assassination" and the name "Giffords."

Authorities also revealed other new information about the hours leading up to the Saturday shooting that killed six people and injured 14 others, including Giffords.

That morning, Jared Loughner's father saw him take a black bag out of a car trunk, Sheriff Clarence Dupnik told the AP.

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Much more at link.

[underpants]

4. Corporate media wants the story to go away

too many secondhand and thirdhand connections to the people they promote on a daily basis.

Plus it brings up the guns and the mental illness thing which NO ONE wants to talk about they just want to sell pills.

[Ptah]

5. Looks like some information slipped by the corporate midia:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=12594181

The 22-year-old man accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a deadly shooting rampage wrote "Die, bitch" in a note found at his home, a sheriff's official told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Investigators believe Jared Loughner's handwritten message was a reference to Giffords, Pima County Chief Rick Kastigar said. It was found in a safe alongside other ones, including "I planned ahead," ''My assassination" and the name "Giffords."

Authorities also revealed other new information about the hours leading up to the Saturday shooting that killed six people and injured 14 others, including Giffords.

That morning, Jared Loughner's father saw him take a black bag out of a car trunk, Sheriff Clarence Dupnik told the AP.

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Much more at link.

[Canuckistanian]

12. Well, that rules out a "random shooting"

Looks like he planned his day ahead of time.

[LisaL]

13. He met Rep. Giffords in 2007. She didn't answer his question

the way he liked. So I'd say it wasn't random.

[Ptah]

15. His question was "What is government if words have no meaning?"

[LisaL]

16. Yea.

Who could answer this question to his satisfaction?

[cynatnite]

7. Well, corporate media has been blanketing my TV with coverage. n/t

[cynatnite]

6. It's all evidence...

They are still trying to build a case and they'll only release what is absolutely necessary. They won't release it for quite some time.

The VA tech shooter committed suicide. There was no reason to keep this kind of info from the public.

[Takket]

18. ok I guess that is what I figured. -nt-

ok I guess that is what I figured.

[Ptah]

19. Here's a 1400 word article that talks extensively about him

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/11/20110111gabrielle-giffords-suspect-note-brk11-ON.html

[live love laugh]

8. He's on the cover of the New York Times--surely THEY provided a story

N . O. T.

:sarcasm:

[riverwalker]

9. ditto

We have a handful of brief anecdotal comments and "I barely knew him, but...".
No interviews from his mothers co-workers? No relatives anywhere? No shirt-tail relatives coming forward, a cousin's ex-wife? Nothing? It just seems so odd, the total scarcity of any information.

[Ptah]

10. Here's a 1400 word article that talks extensively about him

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/11/20110111gabrielle-giffords-suspect-note-brk11-ON.html

[cynatnite]

11. Does the mother have a job?

Maybe the relatives (if they have any) are afraid to talk about their mass murdering relative.

They've showed school mates and friends talking about him. Information does strike me as scarce at all.

[LisaL]

14. Yes the mother has a job.

There is plenty of information already and likely more will come out.

[cynatnite]

17. Probably more will, but I find this obsession for information from family intrusive. n/t