Crooks Was A Quiet, Nice Kid And A Bad Shot. What Happened?
Here's what we know so far about thomas Matthew Crooks, Trump's attempted assassin, via the BBC : Thomas Crooks had not been carrying ID, so investigators used DNA and facial recognition technology to identify him, the FBI said. . . . Crooks worked in a local nursing home kitchen just a short drive away from his home, the BBC understands. Right away, this is a big difference from pretty much every successful or unsuccessful attempted assassin from John Wilkes Booth onward. They didn't want to hide their identities; they wanted their names out there. Most lived flamboyant and unstable lives without steady employment. Booth was a famous actor well known for his Confederate sympathies, and he made no attempt to conceal his identity or motives -- he leapt onto the stage at the Ford Theater after shooting Lincoln, after all. Charles J Guiteau , who assassinated President James Garfield, had a disorganized career as a failed writer and political advocate, but his ide...