On the night of the NFC Championship Game between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers, Raisa Mosh, 45, and Irena Gardinant, 28, were fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in Vancouver, Wash. Excerpts from the story seemingly indicate that Brandon C. Smith’s hardcore Seahawks fandom left hint traces that police followed right to the allegedly killer.
From KOIN:
“The video, which was provided to KOIN 6 News under the Washington State Freedom of Information Act, shows Smith walking into the Vancouver Police West Precinct on Wednesday afternoon around 5 p.m. with his attorney Jon McMullen.
The video shows Smith, dressed in a green sweatshirt, dark pants and a Seattle Seahawks cap walking into the police department with his attorney. …
“During the search of the vehicle, police found significant front-end damage to the hood, bumper, head lamp, fog lamp and a missing grill, court documents state. Police also located a Seahawks emblem sticker on the tailgate of the truck. Officials have suggested that is important because it indicates Smith is a Seahawks fan. On the night of the crash, police believe he and his girlfriend, Kalista Andino, where at a friend’s house watching the NFC Championship game.
Court documents state during the search of Smith’s and Andino’s apartment, an Apple laptop was found. During a search of that, officers found that an Amazon.com order was placed Jan. 20, 2014 using the computer. The email associated to the order was bcsmithXXXX@yahoo.com (full e-mail address redacted). The items ordered included a grille assembly and a pair of Toyota Tacoma chrome headlights, court documents state. Police said the items that had been ordered were going to be shipped to Smith’s apartment complex.
Court documents state that during the NFC Championship game, Smith was wearing a jersey with the number 12 on the front and “B SMITH” written on the back. The jersey was later found in the vehicle that police searched, court documents state.”
On the plus side, maybe the state prison near Vancover will allow Smith to put his name on his jail gear, right there under his inmate number.