[Dan Day]

The only problem with the theory that the killer was influenced by the movie Malice is that, presumably, no one actually saw that lame Alec Baldwin flick.

Actually, the main problem with the theory is that other than the appearance of the same three-word-phrase, there's no other similarity between the DC sniper and the film "Malice".

"Malice" has no scene with tarot cards, the phrase is spoken and not written or left as a "message", and the phrase is pronounced as an arrogant statement of the character's ability to SAVE lives (as a doctor -- who is not a serial killer) and not in relation to the taking of lives.

And it's not that uncommon a phrase. You can find it in the film "Impromptu" ("Good evening. I am God"), "The Lawnmower Man" ("I am God here!"), the 1996 TV series "Superman" ("I am many things, Kal-El... here, I am God"), and so on.

[Jumpmaster]

I recall a movie (unfortunately not the title) featuring an American combat squad in a European village with their sniper in the bell tower for cover. The sniper answered his radio with "this is God."