09.10.2002, 21:45
Sniper reportedly left message
Investigators searching for a sniper terrorizing the Washington suburbs reportedly found a tarot card with the words, “Dear policeman, I am God,” near a bullet casing outside the Bowie middle school where a 13-year-old boy was critically wounded Monday.
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11.10.2002, 22:08
Police search for gunman in Virginia shooting
Thousands of police officers fanned out on roads and highways south of Washington in a massive manhunt, after a fatal shooting Friday at a gas station in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Witnesses near the scene of the shooting reported seeing two people in a white van.
12.10.2002, 12:10
European military source: sniper attacks look like Gov’t special ops
According to military source with experience in Vietnam, the recent sniper killings in the Washington area look like the work of a military “special operation” involving no less than two or three profesional snipers.
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Tests Link Va. Shooting to Sniper
Ballistics Tests Conclusively Link Shooting at Virginia Gas Station to D.C.-Area Sniper Attacks.
A businessman gunned down at a gas station was killed by the same sniper or snipers who have shot nine other people in the Washington area, authorities said Saturday.
13.10.2002, 23:36
Sniper Shootings Washington Post Special
8th Killing Linked to Sniper
A Philadelphia man was fatally shot at a Spotsylvania gas station, launching a massive and frustrating search for the sniper who has been stalking the Washington area for 10 days.
web as information
What is is surprising
is that five news and information sites are now dominant among at-work internet
users, in terms of reach, with another 10 sites representing a second tier.
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2002/oct02/oct15/2_tues/news4tuesday.html
October 15 2002
By Bob Dart in Washington
By asking people to “keep the
faith”, investigators hunting the sniper who has shot 10 people in 10 days have
indicated that they know more than they are revealing. Montgomery County police
chief Charles Moose, who said it was “a fine balance” in deciding what to tell
the public without tipping off the killer, was coy when asked if investigators
had witnesses’ descriptions of the sniper or pictures of him from surveillance
cameras. The sniper left eight people dead and two wounded between October 2
and October 11.
http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2002/10/14/1034561095219.htm
Pentagon to Help in Hunting Sniper
Authorities called in the military Tuesday to
help solve the 2-week-old sniper case that has left nine people dead and terrorized
the capital area. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld agreed Tuesday evening
to the FBI’s request to use military surveillance aircraft in the hunt for the
killer, said Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman.
Profile of elusive killer became slightly clearer with latest killing http://www.bayarea.com/mld/bayarea/news/politics/4292813.htm
WASHINGTON If there is any hint of a pattern to a series
of sniper attacks that have terrorized the Washington suburbs, it is that the
shooter may be growing more daring, leaving tantalizing clues, and choosing
targets that carry heightened risk of capture. On Monday night, the sniper fired
into a parking garage at a busy Home Depot in Fairfax County, Va., killing a
47-year-old FBI analyst who was shopping with her husband. It was a brazen act
that quickly touched off a massive dragnet. Police unleashed bloodhounds, blocked
off intersections, and scoured the area in helicopters and cruisers.
Another killing in D.C. area http://www.bayarea.com/mld/bayarea/news/nation/4287821.htm
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – A woman was fatally shot Monday night outside
a Home Depot store in an attack that appeared similar to those carried out by
a sniper who has been linked by police to eight killings in the Washington,
D.C., region since Oct. 2. The shooting Monday occurred about 9:15 p.m at the
Seven Corners Shopping Center, which is bounded by major northern Virginia traffic
arteries, and it prompted police to set up checkpoints on principal roads for
miles around. Traffic was jammed on many highways.
Police Say 9th Murder by Sniper Gave Clues http://www.bayarea.com/mld/bayarea/news/nation/4284775.htm
FAIRFAX, Va. – Police said on Tuesday new evidence gleaned from
the ninth murder by a sniper in the Washington area gave them the best chance
yet of catching the serial killer whose latest victim was shot dead while loading
her car with shopping bags. FBI employee Linda Franklin, 47, was killed in front
of her husband by a single shot to the head late on Monday in the parking lot
of a Home Depot hardware store in Falls Church, Virginia.
DallasNews.com | Dallas-Fort Worth | News: DMN Stories http://www.dallasnews.com/dmn/news/stories/101702dnnatsniper.5f24c.html
The average American is caught on camera eight to 10 times a
day, law enforcement officials say. If that statistic is right or even close,
“it would seem a pretty good chance that the killer would probably be on a camera
somewhere,” said Dave Lang, a video forensics expert at Veridian Corp. in Arlington,
Va., which works with law enforcement agencies. Finding video footage of the
sniper would be a big help for investigators, who so far have only been able
to piece together the most basic details on the sniper. “The only common denominator
thus far is male,” Capt. Demme said. “We don’t have a refined description to
go by.
Pentagon to use high-tech surveillance equipment to help hunt sniper who has terrorized capital
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/289/wash/
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Pentagon to use high-tech surveillance equipment to help hunt
sniper who has terrorized capital By Associated Press, 10/16/2002 16:21 WASHINGTON
(AP) The Pentagon is planning to send up a number of planes with high-tech surveillance
equipment to help track a sniper in the Washington area who has eluded law enforcement
officials for two weeks while killing nine people and injuring two more. The
number of planes, exactly what high-tech capabilities they bring to bear, and
when and where they would fly were not being released to withhold such details
from the sniper, officials said.
ABCNEWS.com : Cameras Abound, But Can They Catch the Sniper? http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/DailyNews/surveillance021016.html
A Mathematical Method to Locate Killers In the Washington, D.C.,
area since September 11th, that’s especially true. Security cameras abound that
are capable in a time of crisis of providing sophisticated, cutting-edge video
surveillance. They can gather details as small as license plates and can isolate
individual faces in a crowd. “If we see anything in particular we have an interest
in or suspicious we can take control of that camera and then zoom in,” said
Stephen Gaffigan of the Washington, D.C., Police Department. Big Brother is
certainly watching – so could the serial sniper’s identity already be
locked on a videotape?
17.10.2002, 18:59
Are sniper investigators using the media to talk to a serial killer?
Investigators now say very little about the Washington-area sniper, and when they do it is unclear to some whether they’re talking to the public or trying to manipulate a serial killer.
Criminal experts said Wednesday that every televised word may actually be crafted to deceive a shooter who enjoys the attention he is getting from killing nine and wounding two in neighborhoods surrounding the nation’s capital.
Sniper Eludes Police Despite Video
In response to the shooter’s audacious attacks at shopping malls, gas stations and a school, businesses are adapting their security measures to deter the sniper from preying on customers. Some area gas stations are pointing cameras away from the pumps and into the space beyond in hopes of nabbing the sniper on tape.
Video forensics examiners caution that adjusting a camera angle might prove futile if the technology cannot pick up images from farther away. As it is, cameras are often clumsily set up, catching the tops of people’s heads instead of their faces.
18.10.2002, 23:29
Has killer sent ‘9-11’ message?
Conspiracy Theorists Unite
9 dead out of 11 hit, and shootings seem to have stopped.
It’s been more than 72 hours since the Beltway sniper last struck, the longest stretch so far. To date, he’s killed nine out of the 11 people he’s shot.
He’s 9 for 11, or 9-11.
Is it a sick Sept. 11 message from Islamic terrorists?
“To be honest, I’ve thought of that,” said Montgomery County Police Officer Joyce Utter in Maryland, where six of the shootings occurred.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29337
19.10.2002, 11:16
Police seize white box truck with shell casing inside
Investigators of the Washington-area sniper shootings Friday night seized a white box truck after a shell casing was found inside the vehicle at a Virginia car rental agency, Montgomery County Police said.
21.10.2002, 07:51
Police Make Appeal, Note Left at Sniper Scene
Police investigating the Washington area sniper attacks on Sunday issued an unusual public appeal for the person who left a message at the scene of a shooting in Virginia on Saturday to contact them.
“To the person who left us a message at the Ponderosa (restaurant) last night, you gave us a telephone number. We do want to talk to you, call us at the number you provided,” Police Chief Charles Moose urged in a live broadcast. A 37-year-old man, who was not identified, was critically wounded by a single bullet as he walked across the restaurant parking lot with his wife in Ashland, Virginia about 80 miles south of Washington.
Police take two men into custody in Virginia
Police looking for the sniper who has terrorized the Washington area for nearly three weeks picked up two men for questioning Monday, a federal law enforcement source said.
The first man was in a white minivan — described by a witness as a Plymouth Voyager — that had pulled up to a pay phone at a gas station in Henrico County. The second man was picked up “in the vicinity,” the source said.
22.10.2002, 13:05
Police Probe Another Md. Shooting
A man was shot in the chest in Montgomery County early Tuesday, but authorities said it was too early to tell if it was connected to the serial sniper who has killed nine people and injured three others this month.
On the way out
As D.C. toll mounts, criticism of sniper games rises
But this is not your father’s cowboys and Indians. Over the past two decades, computers have enhanced electronic shoot-’em-up games with Surround Sound, full color and digital ammunition. Virtual gunning comes with simulated sniper scopes, crosshairs, laser-guided sights and pools of blood for technology as portable as the Game Boy or the Palm.
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/living/1002/21sniper.html
Sniper 10th victims dies !!!
A 40-year-old bus driver shot this morning in Montgomery County, Maryland, has died from his wounds. The D.C. sniper task force is investigating the shooting as a potential sniper attack. Meanwhile, authorities are trying to communicate with the person who left a note at a weekend shooting scene which sources said threatened “more killing.”
23.10.2002, 03:13
Who Is the Sniper? Blogs Tell All
The D.C. sniper’s a lonely teenager. No wait, he’s an al-Qaida operative. Check that, he’s an Iraqi agent trying to draw Washington-area law enforcement away from the District. A psycho, pissed off over the price of gas. A deranged truck driver. A racist nut. A calculating, terrorist “market researcher,” seeing how this brand of attack works in the Capitol before exporting it to other American cities.
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,55893,00.html
‘Son of Sam’ asks D.C. sniper to stop http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/nation/story/586419p-4566616c.html
‘Son of Sam’ asks D.C. sniper to stop
By SEANNA ADCOX, Associated PressPublished 8:58 p.m. PDT Monday, October 21, 2002
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – “Son of Sam” serial killer David Berkowitz has written a letter telling the Washington-area sniper to “stop hurting innocent people.”
“I feel that I have been feeling this person’s anger and rage toward law enforcement,” Berkowitz wrote in a letter sent from Sullivan Correctional Facility, the maximum security prison where he is doing time for his killing spree 25 years ago.
CNN.com – Surveillance cameras play increasing role as investigation tool – Oct. 21, 2002 http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/10/21/ctv.cameras/index.html
(Court TV) — For years, the electronic eyes of surveillance cameras have stared from banks, traffic intersections, stores and countless other perches.
But as the watchers have increased in recent years, with an estimated two million video surveillance systems in the U.S., according to the surveillance industry, investigators are turning more and more to the footage for helpful glimpses of crime.
Sniper search: a communication strategy | csmonitor.com http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/1023/p01s02-usgn.htm
Sniper search: a communication strategy
A man was fatally shot Tuesday at a Maryland bus stop, as police continue to seek contact with the killer.
By Gail Russell Chaddock | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
ROCKVILLE, MD. – As the sniper investigation grinds on, the issue of communication among the shooter, the police, and the media has emerged as one of the most intriguing yet exasperating facets of the case.
Sniper demands $18m for safety (October 23, 2002) http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,5343191%255E2,00.html
The killer reportedly demanded $US10 million ($A18.09 million) in a two page note left at the scene of Saturday’s shooting in Virginia, CNN has reported.
The police chief leading the hunt for the sniper made a new public attempt to make contact with killer today and urged him to end the spree of up to 10 killings.
Addressing himself directly to the killer via the news media, Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose said: “We have researched the options you stated and we have determined it is not possible electronically to comply in the manner that you requested.
24.10.2002, 13:17
Two Men Arrested in Sniper Case
Two men wanted for questioning in the wave of deadly sniper attacks were arrested early Thursday after they were found sleeping in their car at a Maryland rest stop, authorities said.
The Mind of a Killer
Joel Rifkin strangled 17 prostitutes in four years, at random and without remorse. But years after New York police caught him in 1994, he still said he had no idea why he killed.
Police believe Sniper have been captured
DEVELOPING STORY
Report: Rifle, Scope, Tripod Found In Car
Army Veteran, Stepson Arrested At Md. Rest Stop Thursday
Meanwhile, one of President George W. Bush’s administration sources told the AP that the president has been told federal authorities are reasonably sure the case has been solved.
25.10.2002, 17:51
This flash shows how the sniper shot out of his car
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/states/maryland/caprice/flash.htm
Snipermobile was pulled over by cops on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3
On 2 October, officers from Montgomery County – the force leading the massive manhunt – stopped the car as it was driven by Muhammad, 42, but let it go without searching it.
The next day – when four people were killed by the sniper in Montgomery County and one in Washington DC at night – police in the capital again stopped the car but did not have enough cause to arrest Muhammad or search the vehicle.
26.10.2002, 12:25
Sniper Letter to Police Found Near Killing Site in
Ashland, Va.
Text transcribed from a letter found near the Ashland, Va., Ponderosa restaurant where a man was shot and wounded Oct. 19.
2 stars)
For you Mr. Police
“Call me God”
Do not release to the Press
(3 stars)
For you Mr. Police
“Call me God.”
Do not release to the press
We have tried to contact you to start negotiation, But the incompitence of your forces in
(i) Mongomery Police “Officer Derick” at 240-773-5000 Friday.
(ii) Rockville Police Dept. “female officer” at 301-309-3100.
(iii) Task force “FBI” “female” at 1888-324-8800 (four times)
(iv) priest at ashland
(v) CNN Washington DC at (blacked out)
These people took of call for a Hoax or Joke, so your failure to respond has cost you five lives.
If stopping the killing is more important than catching us now, then you will accept our demand which are non-negotiable.
(i) You will place ten million dollar in Bank of america account no. (blacked out)
Pin no. (blacked out)
activation date (blacked out)
Exp. date (blacked out)
Name: (blacked out)
member since (blacked out)
Platinum Visa Account
We will have unlimited withdrawl at any atm world-wide.
You will activate the bank account, credit card, and Pin number.
We will contact you at Ponderosa (asland, VA) Buffet tel (pound sign): (blacked out) 6:00 am Sunday morning.
You have until 9:00 a.m. Monday morning to complete transaction.
“Try to catch us withdrawing at least you will have less body bags.”
(But)
(ii) If trying to catch us now more important then prepare you body bags.
If we give you our word that is what takes place
“Word is Bond.”
P.S. your children are not safe anywhere at any time.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/South/10/26/sniper.letter.graphic/index.html
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