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GiqueCee

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1. Anything yet on a possible motive?

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:21 AM

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I wouldn't think of astrophysics ordinarily engendering such brutal animosity. It must have been a personal grudge, and a pretty nasty one. On the other hand, psychopaths don't really need a reason to commit a crime.

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