Beltway Sniper Shootings-FR Commentary-Wed., Oct. 23,2002

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[Peach]

Let's keep a live commentary thread going again today. The FBI Tip Line #1-888-324-9800.

All seems quiet since yesterday's news the shooter may target children specifically. It was released on various news outlets the shooter's 3-page letter to police was in broken English and threatened extreme violence. Police announced an electronic transfer of $10m as requested by the shooter was not possible but other options for transfer remain open. No one seriously believes police will actually give the shooter $$, but police are trying to keep a dialogue open with the shooter in an effort to capture this monster.

[Freedom2specul8]

Thanks Relee.. Too many fort names running through my head right now.

Glad to know he's not a ranger!!

[Sunshine55]

Maroon-colored car was reported at the Home Depot shooting too, I believe. But then there was some confusion over what was really sighted and what wasn't...

[mystery-ak]

Can anyone here capture the pics when they are shown?

[Ramius]

Does anyone know where the land fill is located in Tacoma ?

hehehe... actually the landfill is only about five blocks from that address. They must be going to SeaTac. If they were going to McChord they'd be there by now.

[rintense]

Maybe because they realized they made a big mistake by saying we'd all be stunned.

[Peach]

Have you been able to tell a lot people think you're a guy? I've never gotten it until tonight. Too much booze, I guess!

[poppyseed]

Though I don't think the FBI just goes away like the Sunday knockers do....

Indeed they do not. About a year ago, in the thick of a hotly contentious round with my now ex-husband, there was a knock on my door on a Saturday morning. I don't answer my door early in the morning, period. And I wasn't dressed. And I was afraid the ex was siccing something nasty on me like a really shoddy PI or something. So I stayed upstairs and looked out of the window.

Guy on my front porch stayed there fifteen minutes, knocking, looking, knocking, knocking more. I should have gone down, but I was sleepy, scared and naked and my judgement wasn't the best. So still I waited for him to go away.

After fifteen or twenty minutes of knocking, he opened my storm door and stuck something in it. He stood there another three or four minutes, and then went to his car. He stayed in his car for another fifteen minutes.

When he finally left, I went down to see what he'd left in my door. It was a card, from the FBI, requesting to talk to me about so-and-so, probably for a routine background check. Handwriting was atrocious, so it took me a little while to figure out that the card wasn't actually meant for me, but for my neighbor. Took longer still for my heart to slow down. And then it finally hit me that hope is dim when the FBI can't get the right damn house number when the numbers are posted plain and clear on the front of the townhouses right next to each other.

So that's my biggest brush with the law. I can truthfully say I've outlasted the FBI in a standoff of sorts! Plus, I can read house numbers. Heh.

[Freedom2specul8]

I want the truth..tonight..but I don't want them to ruin the investigation either.

Fox news just said there was a consent in tacoma without a warrant. Interesting!

[berkeleybeej]

Just got back - someone inquired about Frances Marion, wasn't he the "Swamp Fox". Don't know much about him, but watched the series on tv long, long ago.

[Carolinamom]

Tonight's live thread is just a warm up for the elections! Freepers are blood hounds tracking down facts. Along the way....clever jokes to lighten the rest times. (And NO POP-UPS)

[Darlin']

Right. They have a good reputation.

[Skel]

Sounds like "it" is fixin to hit the fan. Please don't ask me what "it" is? I haven't a clue.
I think "it" may be the press reaction to non Caucasion surnames attributed to the "persons of interest".

[ComancheCounty]

"This is NOT funny. I have to go out and feed horses. They are bangin' on the gate! Dangit!"

I'm really bad, I just sent my two kids out to feed ours by themselves, they're still whining about how mean I am... oh well.

[rintense]

Yeah. They usually say, 'dude' or 'man', so I tell them to go to my profile page.

[commish]

ABu HAzma - Noted in Marion, alabama Story is linked to SEMI OSMAN who is linked to seattle/Tacoma connection....Jihad in America

[relee]

Days ago I asked if the Caprice they saw at the first or second shooting was a "Low Rider" as the first shooting someone said they saw Hispanics fleeing (along with other discriptions)

from CNN -

They did not mention low rider. They did mention that an eyewitness to the shooting in DC two weeks ago reported seeing a burgandy Caprice.

CNN also said a burgandy Caprice was found shortly after that, abandoned and set on fire, in DC

[livius]

...but my stereotype was showing a bit!

I guess we all had somebody different in the driver's seat! LOL!

[HairOfTheDog]

I can truthfully say I've outlasted the FBI in a standoff of sorts!

LOL!