Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock’s laptop reveals new secrets but was MISSING its hard drive as motive riddle stumps cops
A LAPTOP with a missing hard drive found inside the Las Vegas gunman's hotel suite after he carried out the deadliest mass shooting in American history has unearthed new clues to reveal his motive.
Authorities investigating what drove Stephen Paddock, 64, to carry out his sick massacre say they have uncovered his alarming internet search history.
They found search techniques used by cops SWAT teams for breaching rooms in standoff situations, a law-enforcement official reportedly told the .
It is unclear what information Paddock may have found from his search into breach techniques.
The official also said a hard drive is also missing on shooter’s laptop - and it is believed to be the key to identifying his motive behind the attack.
According to Paddock is believed to have removed the hard drive before fatally shooting himself.
Nearly a month after the shooting, it remains unclear why Paddock went on the assault rifle rampage on October 1, which killed 58 people and injured nearly 500 others at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip.
Paddock has no history of mental illness, crime, and the FBI has repeatedly ruled out terror.
Investigators have been combing through every aspect of Paddock’s life — from family, friends and associates to his travel patterns, health and finances.
They even examined the gunman’s brain to determine whether he was suffering from dementia.
Paddock’s brain has so far shown no obvious sign of tumour, injury or abnormality during a more routine autopsy conducted last week by Vegas coroners, according to officials — who have yet to release toxicology results or an official cause and manner of death.
Meanwhile, Paddock's brother was arrested in North Hollywood after police found over 600 twisted child abuse images on his computer.
Stephen Paddock was a former real estate investor with homes in Reno and Mesquite, Nevada who fired assault-style weapons out two 32nd-floor windows at the Mandalay Bay resort into a crowd of 22,000 people at an open-air country music concert across the street.
Police confirmed the gunman was a “lone wolf” who had an unknown motive and was not believed to be connected to any extremist or militant groups.
The shooter was found dead by police as they stormed the hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort Casino.
Investigators have examined his politics, finances, any possible radicalisation and his social behaviour to but there's still no clear motive.
