Posted on 10/08/2002 8:37:23 PM PDT by kristinn
10/09/2002
The sniper linked to eight area shootings left a taunting message for authorities outside the Bowie, Md., school where a 13-year-old boy was shot Monday morning, police sources confirmed Tuesday night.
"Dear policeman, I am God," the message said. Police said it was found on a Tarot card, part of a deck used in fortune telling. It was spotted in a wooded area about 150 yards from the school entrance, where police have also found a spent shell casing and a matted area of grass that suggested the gunman had lain in wait.
The message, first reported Tuesday night by a Washington television station, was the first known communication from the sniper, police sources said.
Authorities have linked the gun to several of the shootings, which have left six people dead and two wounded. However, despite devoting an increasing level of resources to the investigation, authorities have reported few clues.
Contacted after the television report aired, Prince George's County Police Chief Gerald Wilson declined to comment.
An officer close to the case told a reporter that the television account had severely impaired the police investigation.
Earlier Tuesday, it was reported that bullet fragments recovered from a liquor store clerk who was wounded at a shopping center in Silver Spring, Md., on Sept. 14 have been examined. But the analysis has proved inconclusive, authorities announced Tuesday night, meaning a connection cannot be made or rejected.
He can team up with Lincoln Rhyme.
As per Washington Post yesterday, white
Tasker Middle school At 8:09 a.m. Monday, a 13-year-old boy (race unknown)
As per Washington Post yesterday, black
Jack
My guess is that some copycat type of person (or perhaps someone setting up their patsy) may have left it, or perhaps it was left by the perp to confuse his profile.
Exactly. I had mentioned this on another thread. There are 3-4 other Majors (and a couple of minors) that would have been left in preference to this one by a knowledgeable person.
On the other hand, I don't think this is necessarily a red herring. A disaffected teenager or young man who flirts around with the Goth set and has a passing acquaintance with occult stuff might well think this was highly significant and effective. (turn aside, spit).
Too many people know just enough about the occult to get themselves in trouble . . . I hope his karma comes and gets him soon, it's past time . . .
He was also very critical of idiot Gov. Glenspending.
Having dealt with the media during an investigation, I can confidently say they do more harm than good. The "spreading the word" aspect is more than nullified by their spreading the word to the suspect and second-guessing everybody.
Since terrorist organizations have goals and political objectives, it doesn't accomplish much to conduct a terrorist attack without it being linked to the organization. And, in this case, the "calling card" clearly seems to point away from any Islamic connection.
Of course, we can't rule anything out until a suspect is apprehended, preferably in possession of the rifle, and linked to the shootings.
I do hope that our killer isn't too much into Tarot cards. Otherwise, he might seek out a priest as one of his next targets.
Leaving the card was a big mistake. It's a huge piece of evidence that can be linked in several ways back to the shooter. That means our killer is less intelligent than I first believed. Or his judgment is getting impaired.
This is definitely the first break in this case.
I missed that info, hard to believe I didn't hear it since I'm hooked on FoxNews. It is strange he went to same store.
Interesting. Do you remember any observations she made?
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