Posted by BeardedLady on October 21, 2002, at 14:11:30
In reply to Re: Even more sniper news - about last note » BeardedLady, posted by IsoM on October 21, 2002, at 13:36:50
I can cite my sources, but there are three--WMAR, WBAL, and WJZ; they are the local news teams. But their reports vary, and I've been flipping back and forth.
So far, I've heard that there have been several, not just two, tarot cards, or at least that's the belief. I also heard that someone called the FBI's tip line and said to look behind the Ponderosa for a note in the woods. The call was traced to a pay phone, and that phone was staked out by the SWAT team until this white mini-van pulled up to it and used the phone to make a call related to the sniper shooting.
Our expert (a doctor of criminology) says that this was probably just a patsy or someone paid by the sniper to make a call. He does not think there are any more than two people involved, and he doesn't think the shooter is in custody.
The general belief is that the note was left by the shooter from the spot at which he shot (the note was in the woods, not by the victim). Some say he rode a bike in with his gun in a backpack.
One interesting observation from the expert: he thinks it's similar to an arsonist. This guy, he said, may not be making any kind of getaway. He may be going to a local bar or restaurant and watching the breaking news on television in public.
So far, I've not heard anything on the box truck except that it appears not to have been related.
The press conferences this morning were rude. The cops gathered the media and promised a pc following the one in Virginia, which was all of two minutes. Then they decided they weren't giving any press conferences at all, unless they do an impromptu one, at which time they might give an hour notice.
This is very disturbing. There is nothing to stop this shooter from coming here. I have been expecting it, and I don't like the ominous words, Mal. I don't know if it means the police will have a tough time or if WE will.
I am pretty upset.
I'm going to post another thread about my insomnia.
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