Seattle - Sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad got calls from his travel agent while living in a homeless shelter.
A jobless drifter trying to support his children, he flashed a wad of cash at a woman when he offered to buy her a drink.
With no apparent means of support, Muhammad and companion John Lee Malvo travelled from the Caribbean to the north-western United States, and points in between, over the past year and a half.
How they financed their activities remains a mystery, although evidence points to a combination of odd jobs and crimes that included human smuggling.
They weren't typical residents "We're looking into the angles and explanations," said Doug Gansler, a prosecutor for Montgomery County, Maryland, on NBC television.
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There is no evidence that Muhammad was funded by any organised terrorist groups, as some have suggested, said Gansler.
He also cautioned against making too much of Muhammad's finances, noting that he and Malvo appeared to be living in a car purchased for $250 (about R2 520) when they were captured.
"They didn't have a lot of money," said Gansler.
District of Columbia police Chief Charles Ramsey has said police there are reviewing recent bank robberies for possible links to Muhammad.
Money was a constant problem for the army veteran Ten people were killed and three wounded in suburban Washington, DC, in the sniper attacks.
Muhammad, 41, and Malvo, believed to be 17, have been charged with murder and other crimes.
The pair were not typical residents of the Lighthouse Mission in Bellingham in the north-western state of Washington, where they stayed for a time last year.
The Reverend Alan Archer, who runs the mission, was amazed to see Muhammad getting phone calls from a travel agent.
"You rarely hear of our people flying anywhere," said Archer, recalling that Muhammad said he flew to Denver or Salt Lake City and went skiing.
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