philperth2010 wrote on Oct 3
rd, 2017 at 10:43pm:
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/las-vegas-shooting-stephen-paddock-spent-thousa...when you see the pictures sometimes we have no choice but to believe the media.......
NEW footage has been obtained from inside the Las Vegas gunman’s hotel suite from where he inflicted horror down on concertgoers.
In footage obtained by the New York Post, an assault rifle resting on a bipod is seen on the floor through the breached door, which is crisscrossed by yellow crime-scene tape.
A marker with the number 19 is seen resting near the weapon — one of 23 that police found along with shooter Stephen Paddock’s body on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
It came as ABC reported that Paddock set up a camera inside his hotel room to capture his deadly shooting rampage — and other surveillance in the hallway to alert him as cops closed in on him, according to reports.
The shooter had at least one lens set up to tape himself as he unleashed hell on thousands of unsuspecting concertgoers below his ritzy casino suite, according to ABC News.
Apparently knowing police would eventually catch up to him, he also wired cameras in the hallway outside his room so he could see when police were getting close.
And in images obtained by Boston 25, two other assault rifles Paddock used to massacre 59 people are seen lying on the floor in the corner suite, amid dozens of spent cartridges.
TV station reporter Jacqui Heinrich tweeted the photographs, which also show a hammer that Paddock, 64, presumably used to smash the windows of
Also in view is the bipod he used to stand one of the rifles as he sprayed the crowd of 22,000 with bullets as they attended the Route 91 Harvest festival.
One of the rifles features a fixed scope and the other contains a high-capacity detachable magazine.
He smuggled a cache of 23 weapons into the hotel, including AK-47s and “bump stock” devices to make his guns fully automatic.
Two Nevada gun shops have confirmed that they sold firearms to Paddock in the last year and said he passed all required background checks.
PADDOCK SENT AUSSIE GIRLFRIEND $US100,000
It has been reported that Paddock wired $US100,000 ($128,000) to the Philippines where his live-in girlfriend was set to arrive on October 1.
It is not clear exactly what the money was intended for, NBC reported.
Paddock’s 62-year-old girlfriend, Marilou Danley, travelled to Hong Kong on September 25 and then went on to the Philippines on October 1, possibly to visit family, investigators have said.
She is a native of the Philippines and an Australian citizen and lived on the Gold Coast for 20 years before coming to America.
Neighbours said Ms Danley described herself as a gambler.
Her LinkedIn page said she worked as a “high-limit hostess” at a Vegas casino.
Her slot-machine card, which is used to rack up bonuses and other benefits through play, was found in Paddock’s suite, according to the Nevada Independent.
She was initially considered a person of interest, but later cleared when investigators determined Paddock acted as a “lone wolf.”
Ms Danley is expected to return to the US for questioning, the Las Vegas Sheriff’s Department said.
GUNMAN WAS MILLIONAIRE WITH GAMBLING HABIT
It was revealed that Paddock blew tens of thousands of dollars at casinos before the massacre.
The 64-year-old made millions from real estate deals, according to his brother; he also owned two planes and several properties across the US, and seemed normal apart from his passion for gambling large sums.Police are investigating whether the seemingly mild mannered ex-accountant’s gambling addiction drove him to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
His brother, Eric, revealed the mass murderer was a “big fish” in Vegas casinos.
“It’s like a job for him. It’s a job where you make money,” Eric said. “He was at the hotel for four months one time. It was like a second home. He’s known. He’s a top player. He’s the small end of the big fish.”
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