I remember this. I knew the agent who was killed. A tragedy all around.
The whacko in the woods wanted a “wife”.
Situations like this always end in tragedy for someone. It does illustrate how ineffectual even massive concentrations of police can be in non urban places. One thousand LEO's spend more than a week seeking someone who is not sympathetic to most people and have not captured him yet. Yet the liberals think they can disarm 100 million gun owners.
Read Unintended Consequences by John Ross to see how that plays out.
http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/128995-2013-02-20-unintended-consequences-download-pdf-mobi-or-azw-file-of-book.htm