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Ilsa

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11. If the shooter had watched or read The Jackal,

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 07:36 PM

Sep 2025

he might have gotten away with hardly a whiff of clues left behind.

Peacock hired Eddie Redmaine to play the Jackal, and the first season was fantastic. If you like cat-and-mouse thrillers, this one was well done. It's a modern story, not like the original book.

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The closest border to Orem, Utah is Nogales, Mexico. [View all] drray23 Sep 2025 OP

More speculation. marble falls Sep 2025 #1

He would have to have a place to stay. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #2

yes but the reward and FBI bulletin was not posted until hours later. drray23 Sep 2025 #3

My point is that he should have made an escape and hideaway plan ahead of time. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #6

I agree with this. drray23 Sep 2025 #7

For many of the shooters it is their first big crime and they make mistakes. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #10

If the shooter had watched or read The Jackal, Ilsa Sep 2025 #11

Fabulous series. Loved every minute of it. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #12

Yeah, it never failed to entertain. nt Ilsa Sep 2025 #13

On Netflix or prime. The Day of the Jackle film wax interesting, haven't read the book. msfiddlestix Sep 2025 #16

The 2024 ten episode series is on Peacock, I believe. nt Ilsa Sep 2025 #17

They may run to a state like Michigan. roamer65 Sep 2025 #4

Its likely they will figure out how to charge the shooter with Federal Charges.nt. drray23 Sep 2025 #5

It still bogs it down. roamer65 Sep 2025 #8

Utah has a surplus of wilderness. Plenty of empty places to disappear. tinrobot Sep 2025 #9

MTN had a blurb about a plane taking off from a nearly by airport shortly after the event. roamer65 Sep 2025 #14

I'm really surprised no one has posted this yet. roamer65 Sep 2025 #15