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Las Vegas suspect sent Marilou Danley away to PH, sisters claim: report

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Stephen Paddock, the retiree who killed 59 people in a massacre in Las Vegas, sent his alleged girlfriend, Marilou Danley, to the Philippines to &quot;spare her,&quot; Danley&#x27;s sisters claim, a report said. In an interview with <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/las-vegas-shooting/las-vegas-shooter-sent-girlfriend-marilou-danley-away-spare-her-n807341">NBC News</a>, Danley&#x27;s sisters, who live in Australia, said Paddock surprised Danley with &quot;cheap tickets&quot; to the Philippines weeks before the incident.They also believe that Danley knew nothing of Paddock&#x27;s plan, and that she was sent away so she cannot interfere with his plan.&quot;She didn’t even know that she was going to the Philippines, until Steve said ‘Marilou, I found you a cheap ticket to the Philippines&#x27;,&quot; one of the women told NBC’s Australian partner, Channel 7.&quot;She was sent away. She was [sent] away so that she will not be there to interfere with what he’s planning. ... so that he can plan what he is planning without interruptions,&quot; the report quoted the unnamed sister as saying.Danley has returned to the United States from the Philippines via Philippine Airlines Flight 102, airport immigration chief Red Marinas earlier said. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/04/17/las-vegas-gunmans-alleged-girlfriend-has-left-philippines-for-us">Las Vegas gunman&#x27;s alleged girlfriend has left Philippines for US</a></li></ul>Police and immigration sources earlier told Reuters Danley arrived in Manila in September.&quot;Her trip back to the U.S. was coordinated with FBI authorities,&quot; a police official said. Danley had left Manila unescorted but would be met by FBI on her arrival in the United States, the official said.An official said she was returning to clear her name of any involvement in the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/list/tag/las-vegas-shooting">worst mass shooting</a> in modern US history.Paddock, who killed himself moments before police stormed the hotel suite he had transformed into a sniper&#x27;s nest on Sunday night, left no clear clues about why he staged his attack on an outdoor concert below the high-rise building.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/04/17/las-vegas-suspect-was-a-mystery-even-in-his-own-retirement-town">Las Vegas suspect was a mystery even in his own retirement town</a></li></ul>Law enforcement authorities are hoping to obtain some answers from Danley, who has been identified as Paddock&#x27;s live-in companion.The Philippine police official said authorities in Manila were told that Paddock used identification belonging to Danley, who has an Australian passport, when checking in to the Las Vegas hotel. - with Reuters

Stephen Paddock, the retiree who killed 59 people in a massacre in Las Vegas, sent his alleged girlfriend, Marilou Danley, to the Philippines to "spare her," Danley's sisters claim, a report said.

Stephen Paddock, the retiree who killed 59 people in a massacre in Las Vegas, sent his alleged girlfriend, Marilou Danley, to the Philippines to "spare her," Danley's sisters claim, a report said.