Idaho Sorority girls & 1 boyfriend, brutally killed

[JTHunter]

I note the sites, although they say that they don't release data to LE, apparently have an "opt out" vs an "opt in" for releasing data to law enforcement. I'm still concerned (and not just for this case) about LE creating fake accounts to get the DNA data. Both from the legal and scientific aspects.

That lack of privacy and "discretion" are the main reasons I won't use any of those places.

[gunsmith]

 new theory I heard on youtube, he purposely left the sheath there to throw the investigators off, he was hoping the cops would be looking for a military or Marine type, the snap on the loop that secures the handle is where they got the DNA from.  Seems plausible

[sumpnz]

new theory I heard on youtube, he purposely left the sheath there to throw the investigators off, he was hoping the cops would be looking for a military or Marine type, the snap on the loop that secures the handle is where they got the DNA from.  Seems plausible

If so that was a massive self-own. 

If he wanted to throw them off using a cell phone tied to someone else, using a stolen car for transport, or planting some kind of evidence at the scene to implicate someone else would have made more sense and been more effective.  But most people aren’t that smart or able to think it through far enough ahead.  Most crimes like this are emotional responses not coldly logical.

[dogmush]

Plot twist:. ^^^ All of that is what the real killer did.

[Perd Hapley]

new theory I heard on youtube, he purposely left the sheath there to throw the investigators off, he was hoping the cops would be looking for a military or Marine type, the snap on the loop that secures the handle is where they got the DNA from.  Seems plausible

That sounds like the kind of thing you see in all the "procedural" shows. "The perp used this really common knife that's been a top seller in the commercial market for decades, as well as appearing in TV, movies, and video games. Only a Marine would use that knife."

[sumpnz]

Plot twist:. ^^^ All of that is what the real killer did.

To get the right make, model, generation and color of car to match the dupe you’re framing with spoofed cell phone is beyond what even the Clinton’s would have done.

[WLJ]

To get the right make, model, generation and color of car to match the dupe you’re framing with spoofed cell phone is beyond what even the Clinton’s would have done.

If the Clintons it would have been a mass suicide.

[Hawkmoon]

That sounds like the kind of thing you see in all the "procedural" shows. "The perp used this really common knife that's been a top seller in the commercial market for decades, as well as appearing in TV, movies, and video games. Only a Marine would use that knife."

Do the real Marine Ka-Bars even have leather sheaths these days?

[gunsmith]

Do the real Marine Ka-Bars even have leather sheaths these days?

I doubt it, I bet the new woke pride military is not even letting the kids have a multitool without being in an active combat zone.

[Perd Hapley]

Does the Corps issue those knives, or are they something they buy at the PX? Assuming it's the latter, the sheath could be whatever.

[RocketMan]

Does the Corps issue those knives, or are they something they buy at the PX? Assuming it's the latter, the sheath could be whatever.

They were not an issue item when I was in, at least not for my MOS.  You had to buy them at the PX.  This was back in the 70s.

[dogmush]

There are active NSN's on them, so a unit could order them and issue them, but I don't know how many do.

1095-01-581-9100  Knife, Combat

OVERALL LENGTH: 9.250 INCHES NOMINAL
UNPACKAGED UNIT WEIGHT: 0.380 POUNDS
PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY: FULL SIZE USMC KA-BAR, STRAIGHT EDGE
SPECIAL FEATURES: BLADE LENGTH:7.000 IN.; SHAPE; CLIP; EDGE ANGLE; 20.0 DEG.; STEEL; 1095 CRO-VAN; HANDLE STACKED LEATHER; MOLLE COMPATIBLE SHEATH
MATERIAL: CARBON


Couldn't tell you what the "MOLLE Compatible Sheath" is, although a couple other models specify glass filled nylon sheath, while this one doesn't.

[Hawkmoon]

I'm pretty certain this is the Molle-compatible sheath -- and it ain't leather.

https://www.kabar.com/products/1271S

[Perd Hapley]

I'm pretty certain this is the Molle-compatible sheath -- and it ain't leather.

https://www.kabar.com/products/1271S

If the sheath don't fit you must acquit!

[WLJ]

If the sheath don't fit you must acquit!

Wonder if his lawyer will remember to tell him to stick his thump out hard as he's trying to put them on for the jury. See, doesn't fit. 

[BobR]

Back in the early 2000s the USMC switched over to the OKC-3S as their bayonet/fighting knife and quite a few K Bars ended up at DRMO auctions. I picked up a lot of ten for about 10 dollars each. I think I have two left. Most of them I used for trade bait or gifts. They all came with leather sheaths with a belt loop.



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[WLJ]

This is saying he could get a firing squad

Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger could face death by firing squad under proposed law if convicted
https://www.foxnews.com/us/idaho-student-murders-suspect-bryan-kohberger-face-death-firing-squad-proposed-bill-convicted

[Ben]

This is saying he could get a firing squad

The firing squad in general has been getting pushed here by some lately, mainly because murderdeathkill drugs are unavailable (I don't understand how).

In the meantime, we seem to have an abundance of Nitrogen laying around, but still, no one seems to consider it as an alternative.

[MillCreek]

The firing squad in general has been getting pushed here by some lately, mainly because murderdeathkill drugs are unavailable (I don't understand how).

In the meantime, we seem to have an abundance of Nitrogen laying around, but still, no one seems to consider it as an alternative.

For the past several years, the drug manufacturers and wholesalers have made a concerted effort to ban the use of their products in executions through contracts and other means.  The legitimate supply chain for those drugs is now almost non-existent for the typical Department of Corrections. Many states have had to modify their execution protocols or come up with alternatives, some of which have not worked well and led to prolonged suffering on the part of the prisoners. I have read that Nevada and Nebraska are currently using midazolam and Fentanyl for their protocols, and this may become more popular in the future.

[WLJ]

Rope, it's cheap and reusable

[sumpnz]

The firing squad in general has been getting pushed here by some lately, mainly because murderdeathkill drugs are unavailable (I don't understand how).

In the meantime, we seem to have an abundance of Nitrogen laying around, but still, no one seems to consider it as an alternative.

Most of the lethal injection drugs come from Europe and they’re anti-death penalty.  The usual solution is to get a compounding pharmacy to make it but there have been problems with that stuff not working properly supposedly.

Firing squads are fine.  Death hurts.  I’m sick of the insistence that it not hurt for the most depraved amongst us.  I have my issues with capital punishment but that’s more about potentially innocent people being executed than the manner of execution.

[MechAg94]

I'm pretty certain this is the Molle-compatible sheath -- and it ain't leather.

https://www.kabar.com/products/1271S

I bought a Kbar as a gift a few years ago and the model I bought had a leather sheath.  They have a number of different knife models.

[RoadKingLarry]

Rope, it's cheap and reusable

And gravity is free.

[sumpnz]

Rope, it's cheap and reusable

Professional long drop hangmen don’t reuse the rope.  The amount of stretch goes way down in a used rope and calculating appropriate drops goes out the window with previously used rope.

Now, if you’re doing short drop or just hoisting the person up to strangle them then used rope is fine.

[RoadKingLarry]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re457SbYWLs