An Open Letter To The Person Helping The Washington Sniper

No, this is not directed to the Washington Sniper himself. He will probably be angry that this attention is focused on someone other than him. But, sorry Mr. Sniper, this letter is directed to the person who is going to help this country stop you, and stop you forever.

This letter is specifically for that man or woman who lives near or works with the Washington Sniper. You may not have any conscious thoughts about his guilt, but let me tell you a little bit about him.

1. He drives a car or small truck. It may be that white van you have heard about on television, but those reports may just be coincidence.

2. He either does not work, works a self-directed schedule, or has been absent from work every time the sniper has shot another innocent victim. Think about it. Knowing he was available each and every time another victim was shot can be the greatest clue. Certainly many people have unexplained absences during some or all of the shootings, but the sniper has had to be absent every time someone was shot.

3. He is probably not known to you as a marksman. The shots he has taken have all been easy shots. Don’t rule someone out because you don’t know they use guns. This man is shooting with the skill anyone could learn in an hour.

Forget about everything else. Disregard all the contradictory psychobabble you hear from the inane experts on television. He may be a cold, calculating criminal. He may be a psychotic. He may be the typical “angry white male.” He may be an Islamic bent on creating more terror. He may simply be doing this to collect a ransom, but there is no way to know for sure.

Concentrate on everything you do know for sure. He drives. He was absent when each and every killing occurred. When you limit it to those simple clues about opportunity, a name just might emerge. Not every person you know who meets that criteria will be the sniper, but the sniper must meet those criteria to have killed the people he has.

Here’s why we need your help. We don’t know who the killer is, and he will kill again until we catch him. We don’t know who he is, but you do! As much as the killer must be one in 10 million people living in the DC metroplex, you, the person who knows who he is, lives here too.

As much as the police don’t know who the sniper is, they don’t know who you are either. You must come forward. If you don’t, think how embarrassed you will be when he is caught and everyone asks why didn’t you report what you knew. If you do report your suspicions, and police catch him, you could earn a huge reward.

We need to catch this killer before copycat snipers for hire begin to rain terror on other cities.

Each of asked what we could do to stop the next 9/11. Report this man now and you will be a hero for years to come.

Concentrate on everything you do know for sure. He drives. He was absent when each and every killing occurred.

It is highly unlikely that most people could use these two facts to narrome things down to even just a few people. How many of us know whether or not our neighbors are at workEven among co-workers, the number of those which you can say with certainty were or were not present at the time of a killing is minimal.

If we limit the search only to people with flexible schedules, outside jobs or absent from work at thoe specific times of each killing, we aren't really eliminating that many people.

The guy has shown he is meticulous in his planning. I am fairly certain he has his bases covered pretty well.

1. Michaels crafts store
TIME: 5:20 p.m., October 2
VICTIM:
NAME: None
AGE:
INCIDENT: Shot fired through Michaels store window in Aspen Hill, Maryland.

2. Shoppers Food Warehouse
TIME: 6:05 p.m., October 2
VICTIM:
NAME: James D. Martin
AGE: 55
Program analyst
INCIDENT: Fatally shot in the parking lot of the Shoppers Food Warehouse in Wheaton, Maryland.

3. Auto dealership
TIME: 7:41 a.m., October 3
VICTIM:
NAME: James L. Buchanan
AGE: 39
Landscaper
INCIDENT: Fatally shot while mowing a lawn at an automobile dealership near Rockville, Maryland.

4. Gas station
TIME: 8:12 a.m., October 3
VICTIM:
NAME: Prem Kumar Walekar
AGE: 54
part-time cab driver
INCIDENT: Fatally shot while pumping gas at Aspen Hill Road and Connecticut Avenue in Aspen Hill, Maryland.

5. Post office
TIME: 8:37 a.m., October 3
VICTIM:
NAME: Sarah Ramos
AGE: 34
babysitter, housekeeper
INCIDENT: Fatally shot while sitting on a park bench near Leisure World, a retirement community in Silver Spring, Maryland.

6. Gas station
TIME: 9:58 a.m., October 3
VICTIM:
NAME: Lori Lewis-Rivera
AGE: 25
INCIDENT: Fatally shot while preparing to vacuum her minivan at a gas station in Kensington, Maryland.

7. Georgia Avenue
TIME: 9:15 p.m., October 3
VICTIM:
NAME: Pascal Charlot
AGE: 72
retired carpenter
INCIDENT: Fatally shot while walking along Georgia Avenue in Washington, D.C.

8. Michaels crafts store
TIME: 2:30 p.m., October 4
VICTIM:
NAME: Woman, name not released
AGE: 43
INCIDENT: Shot and wounded while loading purchases into her minivan in the parking lot of a Michaels crafts store.

9. Middle school
TIME: 8:09 a.m., October 7
VICTIM:
NAME: Boy, name not released
AGE: 13
INCIDENT: Shot and wounded after his aunt dropped him off for school in Bowie, Maryland.

10. Gas station
TIME: 8:18 p.m., October 9
VICTIM:
NAME: Dean Harold Meyers
AGE: 53
INCIDENT: Fatally shot after he pumped gas into his vehicle at a gas station in Manassas, Virginia.

11. Gas station
TIME: 9:30 a.m., October 11
VICTIM:
NAME: Kenneth H. Bridges
AGE: 53
INCIDENT: Fatally shot while pumping gas near Fredericksburg, Virginia

12. Home Depot
TIME: 9:15 p.m., October 14
VICTIM:
NAME: Linda Franklin
AGE:47
INCIDENT: Woman shot to death near her car at a Home Depot in Falls Church, Virginia.

13. Ponderosa restaurant
TIME: 8 p.m., October 19
VICTIM:
NAME: Man, name not released
AGE: 37
INCIDENT: Shot and wounded as he and his wife crossed a restaurant parking lot.

14. Bus stop
TIME: 5:56 a.m., October 22
VICTIM:
NAME: Conrad Johnson
AGE: 35
INCIDENT: Johnson, a bus driver, was fatally shot in the chest in Silver Spring, Maryland. Connection unconfirmed but shooting not far from the scenes of several previous sniper attacks.

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