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To: exmarine
I can recall no case in U.S. history where this type of serial sniping occurred

Son of Sam, Zodiac Killer, Long Island Sniper. Maybe not the same random victims but victims of sniper shooting all the same.

548 posted on 10/15/2002 9:22:28 AM PDT by areafiftyone
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To: areafiftyone
Son of Sam was up close and personal. Ditto Zodiac. Guess you could classify Zebra killings as sniper - but that was definately race-based.
551 posted on 10/15/2002 9:23:59 AM PDT by berkeleybeej
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To: areafiftyone
Son of Sam, Zodiac Killer, Long Island Sniper. Maybe not the same random victims but victims of sniper shooting all the same.

Son of Sam and Zodiac weren't snipers.

However, there HAVE been serial random snipers (rifle from a distance). Thomas Dillon randomly shot 5 hunters and fishermen in Eastern Ohio in the early 90s...he was a gun-obsessed nut, fired so many rounds a year he damaged his hearing, would drive around randomly shooting hundreds of dogs and cats (but had a regular job and family).

I also ran across an intriguing reference in the Washington Post to a serial sniper around Penn Station in Manhattan in 1984 that was never caught; killed 1, wounded 7. Only found ONE other internet reference to it, one of the victims...apparently case was completely bungled by the cops, resulted in 40 being fired. Very odd I can't find more on it.

I think there have been more of these random sniper murders than people think, but since no one of these guys has accumulated a big kill total, they tend not to turn up on one of the thousands of "true crime" ghoulish sites cataloging serial killers...and the fact that they don't involve sick sexual mutilations or anything also makes them less interesting to those web sites.

570 posted on 10/15/2002 9:30:12 AM PDT by John H K
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To: areafiftyone
Son of Sam was not a sniper - he was a cold-blooded killer with a 44 mag pistol. All other snipers sniped from one location. In this case, they rove around at random and it is almost certain more than one man is involved. Ever hear of a sniper with a buddy? See the diff?
668 posted on 10/15/2002 10:25:34 AM PDT by exmarine
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