I'm still super into this thing. There's been quite a bit of smartphone video and LEO bodycams released over the last few weeks, which at least allows better conspiracy theorizing, but this report also came out today. I haven't read through it and I'll probably only watch a video summary of it later, but I'm happy to see the case isn't cold. It's fun to find new suspicious things.
Notable observations include:
U.S. Secret Service did not retrieve the radios that had been set aside for them by Butler County tactical command. The radio comms were properly and perfectly arranged during the extensive pre-mission planning. All 8 casings (from shots fired by Crooks) were recovered and are allegedly in proper possession of the FBI. The 9th shot fired on J13 was from a Butler SWAT operator from the ground about 100 yards away from the AGR building. Shot 9 hit Crooks’ rifle stock and fragged his face/neck/right shoulder area from the stock breaking up. The 10th (and, I believe, final) shot was fired from the southern counter-sniper team. My effort to examine Crooks’ body on Monday, August 5, caused quite a stir and revealed a disturbing fact… the FBI released the body for cremation 10 days after J13. The water tower was cleared by drone J13 AM by the County tactical commander, ESU Commander Lenz himself.
Most of this is completely new. The fact that the 9th shot hit Crooks' rifle is the first we've heard of it, along with all the official investigation details.