Vegas theory: Marilou and Steven used back page for gun modifications, communication and sex workers. I never thought much of it until I saw the perkins coie connection to back page. Might have info linking to Marilou and others to Vegas.
"At least two people told police they saw Marilou Danley, or someone matching her description, in the days prior to the shooting."
"A waitress at Noodle Shop said she recognized Paddock and Danley from the news, but she paid more attention to Danley when she reported seeing the couple eating together on September 29th."
https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/at-least-witnesses-say-they-saw-shooter-s-girlfriend-on/article_bd98a5f0-b796-5f4e-9079-255fef634e16.html
One woman said she overheard a conversation Paddock was having with another man at "Denny's or IHOP," a few nights before the shooting.
"I thought one man looked like the actor Clancey Brown. This morning I realize it was Steven (sic) Paddock," she wrote. "They were talking about Waco and 'Ruby Ridge.' I thought they were talking about a woman. However, I have since google 'Ruby Ridge.'"
This woman says she witnessed Stephen Paddock talking to a man at Denny’s on Sept. 28She says they were talking about Waco and the 25th anniversary of the Ruby Ridge standoff; how they dislike the federal government.She said she didn’t hear them planning anything. pic.twitter.com/yhPuvTYzaQ— Adam Herbets (@AdamHerbets) May 18, 2018
Out of the hundreds of people interviewed, the witness at the diner is the only person to state they saw Paddock spend time with an individual other than his girlfriend, Marilou Danley.
One witness, who was locked up at the Clark County Detention Center at the time of his interview, stated that he met Paddock at a Bass Pro Shops parking lot in Las Vegas approximately three weeks before the shooting. He said he specifically remembered Paddock's last name.
The man stated Paddock responded to his ad on Backpage and that he wanted to buy "auto sears," which would allow semiautomatic weapons to fire automatically. The man said he refused to manufacture auto sears for Paddock.
"I just remember the guy being so damn fanatical," he told police. "I just figured he's ano- another internet nut, you know, watching too much of it and believing too much of it."
"Somebody has to wake up the American public and get them to arm themselves," Paddock allegedly told the man. "Sometimes sacrifices have to be made."
This man says he met Paddock at a Bass Pro Shops parking lot. Paddock wanted him to make “auto sears,” which allow guns to shoot automatically. The man said no.He said Paddock was ranting about the government and that the American public needs to arm themselves. #1October pic.twitter.com/DQpwydtfII— Adam Herbets (@AdamHerbets) May 19, 2018
The gun dealer from Backpage said Paddock sounded very “fanatical… like an internet nut.”“You know, watching too much of it and believing too much of it.” pic.twitter.com/89Yp40scIi— Adam Herbets (@AdamHerbets) May 19, 2018
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At least two people told police they saw Marilou Danley, or someone matching her description, in the days prior to the shooting.
According to Metro's latest timeline, Danley was not in the country at that time.
"Danley was in the Philippines at the time of the incident. She left the country on September 14, 2017, and returned on October 3, 2017," according to the preliminary investigative report released by Metro.