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| 2002-10-15 |
| Ballistics evidence links the death of a woman shot in a suburban parking lot to the Washington-area sniper, and authorities said Tuesday they were confident that detailed witness accounts from the scene would lead them to the person who has now killed nine people. Linda Franklin, 47, of Arlington was shot in the head Monday night as she and her husband loaded packages into their car outside a Home Depot at the Seven Corners Shopping Center. Bet this orifice felt real powerful as he was "eliminating" her, by golly... "There was some additional information that we were able to get from last night's case and I am confident that that information is going to lead us to an arrest in the case," Fairfax County Police Chief Tom Manger said at a morning briefing. Those are the words we've been waiting to hear... He suggested that witnesses gave investigators more details than on any of the other shootings. For the first time, witnesses were able to give license plate numbers of vehicles seen leaving the scene, he said. Manger declined to discuss which state the license plates were from or answer questions about whether police had a description of the shooter. He said only that several people contacted police after the shooting and investigators were still interviewing them. Now all they have to do is sort through some of the stories. Last night the driver was olive-skinned, this morning on the radio he was fair-complexioned. I'm sorry, but I really hope they don't take him alive. FOLLOWUP: Chuck Watson thinks the shooter's a team — the shooter and a spotter. He also thinks the guy's police, not military, trained. And he thinks it's a terrorist situation. I still think it's a "mad bomber" story... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #8 My original suspicion was that there was a turban involved in this. The tarot card and the assertion that the guy was God suggested it was a Krazed Killer Kiddy. Now the eyewitnesses point to an olive-complexioned fellow waving an AK around. If it turns out to be a Paleo or a Pak, I'm going to want to see blood. The Lefties can snivel about how awful revenge is all they want. |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-10-16 08:36:20 |
| #7 They also got a look at his weapon when he was out of the van. Reported to be AK style assault rifle. In 5.56 (.223) that would be a AK-74 knock-off, correct? |
| Posted by: Steve 2002-10-16 07:41:50 |
| #6 Yep. Rumsfeld OKs Military Assist in Sniper Hunt |
| Posted by: Tripartite 2002-10-15 18:23:56 |
| #5 Yep. |
| Posted by: Tripartite 2002-10-15 18:23:34 |
| #4 The sniper has just made his fatal error - and not just because he took his latest shot in plain sight of however many people at a crowded shopping-center parking lot, who managed to get a good enough gander at him to get at least part of his tag number and take a fair stab at his ethnicity. Mrs. Franklin may not have been a sworn special agent, but she was still one of the FBI, part of the law enforcement community. Guess what that makes our rifle-slingin' friend? A cop killer. The gloves are really and truly going to come off now. |
| Posted by: Joe 2002-10-15 17:21:27 |
| #3 I think the shooter is changing vehicles when he thinks someone can identify it. So by announcing this information, I think the police are guaranteeing that the shooter will swap again. In which case, I suggest starting to look at all the Used car rental lots. or vehicle theft records. |
| Posted by: G 2002-10-15 15:06:07 |
| #2 I hope they wack him so he isnt on all the new stations 24-7 during his trial. |
| Posted by: PJ 2002-10-15 12:46:50 |
| #1 Sorry? I'm counting on it. The latest was a FBI analyst - bad move dude. Fox news is also reporting it was a white male in a blue sweater with a rifle (not an AR). There's no reason to try and capture him for intel, so I'd just as soon they make him eat the peanut |
| Posted by: Frank G 2002-10-15 11:07:59 |