[mikhailovich]

My thoughts are these:

- a wave of Al-Queda terrorism ignited, worldwide, in the past week to 10 days.
- virtually no clues exist in the sniper shootings.
- most psychotic killers kill at "closer ranges" - they tend to get "up close and personal" to their victims (Dahmer, Gonzalez, Henry Lee Lucas(sp)
- most "rage" killings occur in a rather short period of time, followed by the suicide or killing of the perpetrator.
- this sniper(s) are in a port town. Nearly all Al Queda cells have been discovered in port cities - Portland, Seattle, Tampa, D.C, NYC.

[Prodigal Son]

most psychotic killers kill at "closer ranges" - they tend to get "up close and personal" to their victims (Dahmer, Gonzalez, Henry Lee Lucas(sp)

Most. But not all. The Unabomber comes to mind immediately.

[KsSunflower]

I also believe that the shooting of a child would weigh in on your list. Culturally in our country...even in prison...there is a line drawn when it comes to crime against children.

It seems to me, that child killers are child killers. This shooting of a child, I believe, would be out of character for an American sniper. The point could have been made by shooting a teacher on the school grounds, the targeting of a child is really beyond the pale.

[poppyseed]

this sniper(s) are in a port town. Nearly all Al Queda cells have been discovered in port cities - Portland, Seattle, Tampa, D.C, NYC.

DC isn't a port city. If he wants a port city, he should go on back down to Hampton Roads. Besides that, most of the attacks have been outside of DC. One shooting in DC, the rest in Maryland or Virginia. And Bull Run, the closest body of water to Manassas, isn't exactly a big highway of water commerce these days. Fredericksburg isn't anywhere close to a port, either. Can't speak to the water near the MD shootings, but none of these killings has taken place in the bosom of a port city, not even the DC shooting.