Very good thread, didn’t know about that testimony from ask site. There’s also one detail that you didn’t mention, one of his homeless victims was offered a drink. Another homeless man that was with him, apparently sensing something was wrong (these guys were probably whispering among...
I wonder how long he would have lasted out in the wild if the escape plan had succeeded and, hypothetically, if he had managed to evade the police for that period (which is highly unlikely, given how populated the area is). He had enough resources and ammunition to survive for a couple of months...