As long as he was out of the "dragnet" area (NYC), I don't think it matters much where he was in the United States. If this is indeed him, his mistake was to keep appearing in public, in a McDonald's, no less.
ItтАЩs the тАЬstill carrying evidence days laterтАЭ part that really suggests amateur hour. I admit, I am not an assassin, and I hate to second-guess workers who are doing their jobs, but I think a pro would immediately flee/return to some foreign land where extradition wonтАЩt be a concern, given the high profile nature of the hit. And ditch the evidence.
If he got caught and was not further away than Altoona I think we can rule out professional (or at least competent) hit.
As long as he was out of the "dragnet" area (NYC), I don't think it matters much where he was in the United States. If this is indeed him, his mistake was to keep appearing in public, in a McDonald's, no less.
If he still had the gun, he was not a pro.
Different issue, but, yes, I agree he isn't a pro.
ItтАЩs the тАЬstill carrying evidence days laterтАЭ part that really suggests amateur hour. I admit, I am not an assassin, and I hate to second-guess workers who are doing their jobs, but I think a pro would immediately flee/return to some foreign land where extradition wonтАЩt be a concern, given the high profile nature of the hit. And ditch the evidence.
Very likely an amateur hour, but fleeing your country of residence after each killing wouldn't really be a sustainable or profitable business.
I mean, the guys who did Litvenenko in with polonium did pretty shoddy work, but got away to Russia fast enough. (One managed to poison himself, too.)