There are other conflicting stories that have appeared based on information from usually reliable sources.
Most of the media claimed Muhammad had earned an "expert" marksmanship rating (the highest) in the army. However, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch said it had access to the official military record of Muhammad which lists his highest rating as "sharpshooter" one step below expert.
Although there has been little discussion of it in the media, the most controversial issue may turn out to be the source of Muhammad and Malvo's funds. Of those venturing into this minefield, the consensus appears to be their money came from doing odd jobs. It is pointed out that for the nearly two years the pair were in the Pacific northwest, they stayed (off and on) at a homeless shelter and at other times slept in their car.
However, the director of the shelter, Reverend Alan Archer, said Muhammad appeared to have plenty of money. Muhammad made numerous airplane trips away from the area including journeys to his home state of Louisiana, the Caribbean, and Denver and Salt Lake City for skiing trips. This was so incongruous to Archer that he suspected Muhammad might be a sleeper terrorist which he so reported to the FBI nearly a year before the spate of shootings.
Others say the pair may have financed their travels through crime, pointing to the attempted liquor store robbery in Alabama. Washington D.C. officials are said to be reviewing unsolved bank robberies in the area.
Most of the media claimed Muhammad had earned an "expert" marksmanship rating (the highest) in the army. However, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch said it had access to the official military record of Muhammad which lists his highest rating as "sharpshooter" one step below expert.
Although there has been little discussion of it in the media, the most controversial issue may turn out to be the source of Muhammad and Malvo's funds. Of those venturing into this minefield, the consensus appears to be their money came from doing odd jobs. It is pointed out that for the nearly two years the pair were in the Pacific northwest, they stayed (off and on) at a homeless shelter and at other times slept in their car.
However, the director of the shelter, Reverend Alan Archer, said Muhammad appeared to have plenty of money. Muhammad made numerous airplane trips away from the area including journeys to his home state of Louisiana, the Caribbean, and Denver and Salt Lake City for skiing trips. This was so incongruous to Archer that he suspected Muhammad might be a sleeper terrorist which he so reported to the FBI nearly a year before the spate of shootings.
Others say the pair may have financed their travels through crime, pointing to the attempted liquor store robbery in Alabama. Washington D.C. officials are said to be reviewing unsolved bank robberies in the area.