Could Other Prison Officials be linked to the Tom Clements Murder?

Tonight, the Rachel Maddow Show updated the story she reported regarding the shooting death of Tom Clements.  Tom Clements was a high level official with the Colorado Department of Corrections.  He was shot to death when he answered the front door of his home.  I also tracked down this article written by Jennifer Brown for The Denver Post titled “Widow of Tom Clements angry and frustrated by murder investigation. 

In this article she further reported the following;

“Clements and the couple's daughters know who pulled the trigger but do not know who else, if anyone was behind the plot. And she believes there were others involved, that Evan Ebel, a recently paroled prisoner who spent much of his time in solitary confinement, did not act alone.  "It's very difficult for me to believe that he planned and orchestrated and financed this act himself," she said.

El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, whose agency is leading the investigation, told The Denver Post that it's a meticulous process that involves trying to penetrate a gang ring whose members "exist and succeed under anonymity and use threat of violence to secure that confidence and confidentiality."  Maketa said his office is working closely and efficiently with the Department of Corrections, the FBI and other law enforcement.  "I want her to know we are not going to give up," the sheriff said. "It would be really easy to say, 'We know who pulled the gun and shot Dr. Clements.' We could easily close out our case and move down the road. But that isn't the responsible thing to do."

The question is who else was involved and who put together his “hit list”?  After listening to the presentation by Rachel Maddow and the story by Jennifer Brown, I have come to these conclusions.  Please be aware, I do not claim to know more than anyone else nor do I claim to be some sort of physic powers.  I just listen closely to the stories and afterwards develop an opinion.

I am sure that the current investigation is heading this way but the first thing I would do is look directly at those who allowed Evan Ebel to be released from mostly solitary confinement to the street.  It took some official signatures to get him out.  I would also closely check his parole officer who did not immediately move to have Ebel located and secured after the removal of his ankle bracelet.

I would also wonder if the threats Ebel were receiving in prison which made it necessary to get solitary confinement, if those threats were not initiated by Ben Davis, the leader of the 211 Crew.  This would allow Davis the opportunity to step in for him and endure Ebel to owning him when he is released. 

No one really knows but it is worth speculating and surmising because one never knows what may be true.  This is just my opinion and I could be wrong.