On Thu, 4 Aug 2011 23:32:38 +0000 (UTC),
(Larry W) wrote:

Just for the sake of argument, suppose the alleged wire thief was in fact
murdered, and the murdered concocted a plot to kill him by electrocution,
then cover it up br dragging his body into the substation, planting a pair
of wire cutters on his body, and snipping some handy wire nearby?

Think forensic crime scene. Executed criminals have been known to
"**** their pants". Speaking of Florida's Ole Sparky on Death Row.