Hmm. CNN: Anonymous donor gives $62,500 to ensure that Las Vegas shooter's guns are destroyed

This story gets weirder and weirder.

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The donor first reached out to the New York Times, Denton told CNN, who put him in touch with Denton in early January. The donor -- who the Times described as a "San Francisco software executive" -- told the newspaper he simply wanted to "alleviate some of the pain" for the victims' families. His only stipulation for the money was that the guns be destroyed, the Times reported.

"I think the families would feel better if the weapons are gone," he said.
If the judge approves the destruction of the guns, the donor's $62,500 would then go into Paddock's estate and eventually be disbursed to the families of the 58 victims who were killed in the massacre.
But if the judge does not allow the weapons to be destroyed, the money would be returned to donor, said Denton, who described him only as a "very compassionate person."