He used a ghost gun reportedly printed on a 3D printer and had several fake IDs. That was the extent of his evasion.
He was valedictorian of his elite private high school and attended an Ivy League university. He was also an athlete. By all accounts, he was an accomplished, ideal young man. The news accounts from there are sketchy. He had spinal fusion surgery "back home" before returning to Hawaii. His family lost contact with him for over six months. In short, I doubt his SD career had much to do with his physical/mental situation and his murder of the UHC executive.
And he didn't really evade very much. Look how quickly he was caught. He didn't ditch the crucial evidence, so when he's questioned he is so busted. Maybe that's good for bringing more awareness to the type of gun used, but who would be caught with the murder weapon in their possession? That gets dropped in any deep body of water you can find.
Especially if you have time to plan and act accordingly. But then when it is time to improvise, the lack of experience with high dose of adrenaline usually will play against most hackers/nerds.
