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I'd ordinarily agree this could be a dog whistle, but "Samantha" is not generally considered male. I'd imagine this is more along the lines of going by a middle name as a teen act of rebellion.
Perhaps not in the NPR article, but in the first press conference held by the police, a reporter asked directly if they were trans. This angle is definitely out there, even if hopefully it will die out quickly.
Oh, for fuck's sake ... that's not a question a reporter asks. If I'd have one come back, stating they fucking deigned to ask that, they'd quickly be back to GA instead of advancing their career.
But I was last an assigning ed in 2006, and the world has moved on. To a terrible place.