RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 7 minutes ago, powderfreak said: They always know more info then they let on, yeah. I still think he’s in the area… if he makes it a few days, eventually someone will come home or visit a place to find it was broken into it a home alarm is tripped… and call the police, and the entire weight of US law enforcement will descend on the woods in the area of that burglary. Like the prison break in N.NY… you think they could be anywhere, but the police know the odds are that people on the run stay local or move slow. I bet the police are flipping out at every home burglar alarm that gets called in by a security company within most of Maine. Yea unless he is in a bunker he built somewhere deep in the woods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 12 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Yea unless he is in a bunker he built somewhere deep in the woods. https://downeast.com/features/the-stranger-in-the-woods/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Lots of people with rifles will be entering the Maine woods in the next week or so. If he’s still at large, do the chances of someone coming across him go up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 1 minute ago, mreaves said: Lots of people with rifles will be entering the Maine woods in the next week or so. If he’s still at large, do the chances of someone coming across him go up? Starts saturday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 1 minute ago, dryslot said: https://downeast.com/features/the-stranger-in-the-woods/ I remember reading that back when it came out. Remarkable. There was also that dude that lived in a comfy underground bunker on Nantucket for years unnoticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, mreaves said: Lots of people with rifles will be entering the Maine woods in the next week or so. If he’s still at large, do the chances of someone coming across him go up? The number of shotgun blasts going off in the woods, certainly won't help the nerves of folks in that area, if he hasn't been caught by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 21 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Yea unless he is in a bunker he built somewhere deep in the woods. We still don't know if he targeted those he shot. However, if he didn't kill himself, he is obviously an angry, unstable individual and could strike again somewhere. That's the worrisome part of all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 14 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: We still don't know if he targeted those he shot. However, if he didn't kill himself, he is obviously an angry, unstable individual and could strike again somewhere. That's the worrisome part of all this. As far as I can discern, he was quick at the bowling alley. Didn't pursue anyone. Quickly got to the bar, and quickly left. I guess what I'm saying is that I don't think he had time to target individuals, but the locale's were def targeted. If he's still alive, it seems he'd rather get away vs. give up his location by striking again (at least for now). Total guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 He frequented both locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 34 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: We still don't know if he targeted those he shot. However, if he didn't kill himself, he is obviously an angry, unstable individual and could strike again somewhere. That's the worrisome part of all this. Didn't he leave a suicide note to his son? I haven't read all posts so not sure if this has been discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 8 minutes ago, DavisStraight said: Didn't he leave a suicide note to his son? I haven't read all posts so not sure if this has been discussed. Yes, apparently a long rambling note. Obviously doesn’t mean he actually committed suicide. The whole situation is awful and bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 10 hours ago, mreaves said: That’s what I was thinking. Head north towards the Allagash or somewhere in Baxter. He would have to bluff his way past the North Maine Woods or Baxter Park gates. I hope those folks were alerted to that possibility. Once in those places he'd be impossible to find as long as he could feed and shelter himself. However, winters there would be challenging and there's not dozens of nearby camps/houses to raid, as did the North Pond hermit for 27 years. Edit: Posted this before seeing Jeff's link to the Downeast article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 No school again today. I wonder how long they'll keep the shelter in place order? Hunting season starts tomorrow. Are they going to advise against it? It would appear the guy is long gone, or, if he's still local, has no interest in giving up his location by killing again. Police are being tight-lipped about leads, as they should be. If the best they could muster was surrounding his dad's house last night, they must not have a lot at this point. Listening to the scanner Wednesday night they seemed disjointed and slow to react - but I'm not a LEO nor do I fully understand what a quick response sounds like - so just my $.02. I imagine it's not easy in a small town with lots of adjacent rurality. Further distances between LEO's, less man-power, well-lit surfaces, cameras. All of it's so crazy and makes finding closer for victims and families that much more daunting. Fukin sucks. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 10 minutes ago, tunafish said: No school again today. I wonder how long they'll keep the shelter in place order? Hunting season starts tomorrow. Are they going to advise against it? It would appear the guy is long gone, or, if he's still local, has no interest in giving up his location by killing again. Police are being tight-lipped about leads, as they should be. If the best they could muster was surrounding his dad's house last night, they must not have a lot at this point. Listening to the scanner Wednesday night they seemed disjointed and slow to react - but I'm not a LEO nor do I fully understand what a quick response sounds like - so just my $.02. I imagine it's not easy in a small town with lots of adjacent rurality. Further distances between LEO's, less man-power, well-lit surfaces, cameras. All of it's so crazy and makes finding closer for victims and families that much more daunting. Fukin sucks. I can’t imagine they allow hunting season to start until they capture/find him unless they are confident is he no longer in the state. But they wouldn’t have surrounded the house last night if they were. I think they are way behind his trail tbh. They seem to be chasing a ghost at this point. I don’t recall a mass shooter disappearing like this. They usually die on the scene or arrested. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 A possible female accomplice at the bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 1 hour ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: I can’t imagine they allow hunting season to start until they capture/find him unless they are confident is he no longer in the state. But they wouldn’t have surrounded the house last night if they were. I think they are way behind his trail tbh. They seem to be chasing a ghost at this point. I don’t recall a mass shooter disappearing like this. They usually die on the scene or arrested. I agree. I think they've been behind since the start. I said this last night, too, but I do think he was in and out at both establishments. Mass shooters typically stick around trying to inflict as much damage as they can before they flame out, one way or another. This guy didn't. So fucked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx2fish Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 2 hours ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: I can’t imagine they allow hunting season to start until they capture/find him unless they are confident is he no longer in the state. But they wouldn’t have surrounded the house last night if they were. I think they are way behind his trail tbh. They seem to be chasing a ghost at this point. I don’t recall a mass shooter disappearing like this. They usually die on the scene or arrested. I can see limiting hunting activity around that local area, but for finding something further away there probably isn't a better way than deer season. Only time of year people even venture into alot of areas. Its upland bird season already, but most of that is further north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 11 minutes ago, wx2fish said: I can see limiting hunting activity around that local area, but for finding something further away there probably isn't a better way than deer season. Only time of year people even venture into alot of areas. Its upland bird season already, but most of that is further north. I don't see postponing it to be feasible either. Though since there is no Sunday hunting in ME, I guess they could postpone Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Dive teams are searching the waters near where they found his car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 10 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Dive teams are searching the waters near where they found his car. I honestly think they're doing that to rule out him being dead there before they admit they don't have a fucking clue where he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Hey if you all could stop for a second and put Jeff Dryslot in your thoughts. His Mom passed this morning. He lost his dad ,bro in law and Mom within months and friends in the massacre. Tough stuff 1 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Very sorry to hear Jeff. This is a really tough stretch for you. All my best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Sorry for your loss. Will be in my prayers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Sorry for your loss Jeff, your family will be in my prayers today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Damn, sorry to hear Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Jeff is such a cool guy. We met at GYX back in 2014 with Eckster. We hit it off right away. Has a great feel for his climo as well as his states snowmobiling climo spots. We bust balls on here but every single New England forum member I have met these decades are cool to talk to. Our common love of weather creates a family atmosphere in here. We don't hold back but we all are peaceful loving people who just are consumed by mother nature. Good stuff 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 10 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Jeff is such a cool guy. We met at GYX back in 2014 with Eckster. We hit it off right away. Has a great feel for his climo as well as his states snowmobiling climo spots. We bust balls on here but every single New England forum member I have met these decades are cool to talk to. Our common love of weather creates a family atmosphere in here. We don't hold back but we all are peaceful loving people who just are consumed by mother nature. Good stuff I met Jeff a few years ago at the Maine snowmobile show and you are correct, he is a great guy. My condolences Jeff. I hope you can get some riding in this year to be able to get away from it all for a bit. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 12 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Jeff is such a cool guy. We met at GYX back in 2014 with Eckster. We hit it off right away. Has a great feel for his climo as well as his states snowmobiling climo spots. We bust balls on here but every single New England forum member I have met these decades are cool to talk to. Our common love of weather creates a family atmosphere in here. We don't hold back but we all are peaceful loving people who just are consumed by mother nature. Good stuff This, a thousand times. Since Cool Spruce had the stroke (can it be a dozen years?) I've had more conversations here with Jeff than anyone else, and it's not close. Now he's dealing with yet another personal tragedy while in shock for what happened a few miles to his north. Stay strong, Jeff; others in your family need you. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 My sincere condolences. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalpoleJoe Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Condolences Jeff. Nothing prepares you for this onslaught, prayers your way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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