October 24, 2002
A PRAYER:
Phone Call Pointed Investigators To Evidence (AP, October 24, 2002)In the end, one of the men arrested in connection with the sniper shootings may have given investigators their best clue.An ominous call to the sniper task force tip line urged authorities to check out an incident in "Montgomery," triggering an investigative chain that led to the capture of two men, a law enforcement source told The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity.
The call led investigators from Montgomery, Ala., to Tacoma, Wash., to a darkened rest stop off I-70 in Frederick County, Md., where the two men were taken into custody.
Muhammad Has History of Parental Abduction (AP, October 24, 2002)
Investigators are combing through the lives of two men named in connection with the Washington, D.C.-area sniper investigation, searching for clues to what may have motivated a killing spree.John Allen Muhammad, 42, one of the men, is a Muslim convert said to be sympathetic to the Sept. 11 hijackers, according to published reports.
Let this be the shooters so that our fellow citizens can get back to living their lives without being terrified. Posted by Orrin Judd at October 24, 2002 10:30 AM
I think they've nailed them. Local radio in Washington reported just a little while ago that the Bushmaster .223 rifle (essentially a civilian variant of the M-16) found in the Caprice is a ballistic match for the bullets used in the various shootings. There is also a very credible rumor making the rounds of the blogosphere that this Muhammed item is a member of the Nation of Islam, and that he and his soi-disant stepson Malvo have expressed sympathy with the 9/11 hijackers.
Posted by: Joe at October 24, 2002 5:39 PM