Beltway Sniper Shootings-FR Commentary-Thurs., Oct. 24,2002

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[wewillnotfail]

Overnite, two men arrested while sleeping in their car at a reststop in MD. John Mohammed aka John Williams and his stepson Lee Malvo. Mohammad is thought to be the likely shooter.

[wewillnotfail]

No problem! After seeing the President's remarks on this yesterday, I had
a better attitude about this and then after last night's
news, I fell asleep during the spellbinding ride of the stump to the airport and slept soundly for a change.

[Slip18]

Thanks, Sac.

Have you been up all night?

[angkor]

Yup. I never once thought the shooter was a black person.

Nor did I. But I always believed it was a Muslim.

[wewillnotfail]

I heard it was a fingerprint and that they missed him by minutes. I heard the dna came from an econo lodge near one of the shootings.

[HairOfTheDog]

If they were tuned in.... then how could they be dumb enough to sleep at a rest-stop is the question! Doh!

[aristeides]

But it looks like that second ex-wife (from whom he stole the children) may have been collaborating in the shootings. She's the one that lives in Clinton, MD and owns a white van.

[FourPeas]

The duck appears to be caught but flies off, dragging the rabbit along with him. The rabbit then tumbles into a tree stump, where he is stranded

So, though it seems like we have the sniper, we've just set something else in motion that has yet to be discovered...?

FP

[bvw]

Nope. Hope but nope.

[Sacajaweau]

If these News folks say there might be a shell casing in the stump again, I'm going to scream. Geez.

Sac

[MasonGal]

Well - after not doing much of anything over these last 2 - 3 weeks - except listen to breaking news, and log onto FR - (well - once in a great well I feed my family and do a few loads of laundry-LOL) - I am going to log off for a little bit this morning and do some exercise!!!

Be back a little later.

[TexKat]

Well $h/t happens.

[Carolinamom]

The first clue I had that they were not too swift was their demand that $10 million be deposited to a credit card account.

[commish]

But it looks like that second ex-wife (from whom he stole the children) may have been collaborating in the shootings. She's the one that lives in Clinton, MD and owns a white van.

Willingly or unwillingly ..maybe a case of "Let me have the F()&(*&( van or you will never see the kids again" and "breathe one word of this and you are next b$&^%$&#"

[FourPeas]

What better way to do that than by using our own presstitutes via the chief spokesman?

My first thought, too.

FP

[CatoRenasci]

Indeed, but since the bozo was going by the self-given name Mohammed it's going to be very hard to hide the fact that he's one of them.

Shout it from the rooftops:
Islam is the Religion of Peace: the Peace of the Dead!

[Slip18]

You are bad, looney!

[mystery-ak]

Have you heard yet if her white van is tied into this...?

[Catspaw]

I just heard (Fox) that they were a "good Muslim" family (I am paraphrasing). I was talking about his 1st wife, not his 2nd wife--she's on one in Clinton, MD. That divorce also featured a custody battle. And she had a domestic abuse restraining order against him. Then again, he may have done the "oh, baby baby baby, you know I'm sorry, I promise I'll never do it again," with other words about a Moslem's wife's obedience to her husband thrown in for good effect.

[blam]

"The duck in noose story, as many have posted it the past few hours."

A FReeper posted it late PM last night on yesterday's sniper thread.

[Catspaw]

A credit card account of a stolen credit card, stolen from a liquor store robbery & murder in Montgomery, Alabama.