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Pastimes : DC Sniper - Theories?
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To: mistermj who wrote (1027)10/16/2002 4:46:27 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell  Read Replies (2) of 2746
 
Here some interesting perspective from Newsweek:

But professional snipers, along with the growing number of “sport snipers,” were more than a little peeved at the suggestion that the killer had anything in common with them. Sport-sniper chat rooms were filled with angry discussions about the killer’s lack of skill. A trained sniper wouldn’t risk shooting from 100 yards away, but would move back much farther. The pros’ evaluation: he’s an amateur, maybe a hunter, with average shooting ability and possibly a little know-how. “This looks like somebody who has had some exposure to sniper skills,” says Derrick Bartlett, who runs Snipercraft, a Florida sniper school. “But I can guarantee you that every legitimate sniper in the United States would love to have the opportunity to put a bullet between this guy’s eyes.”

ANOTHER CLUE?

Trained or not, he was obviously skilled enough to kill two more people and wound two others in the days that followed—this time moving farther south, into Virginia—and completely evade the police who were lying in wait. (Authorities at the latest site found a piece of yellow legal paper, which they bagged as evidence. NEWSWEEK has learned that it contains scribbled driving directions from northern Maryland down toward the Washington Beltway.)

msnbc.com

- Jeff
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