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To: Rick Faurot who wrote (1338)	10/19/2002 10:59:14 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Respond to of 2746

Also an ex DC cop on the phone said he heard the shell casing found in the rental truck that was seized is not a .223 and appeared to be old. If this is true, it serves no purpose for the authorities to not have already released it. The killer knows instantly if this truck is or is not related to him, so not letting him know what they know serves no power of intimidation. If this is not true, then this guy is an idiot for passing on unsubstantiated rumor. Until proven differently, we have to assume law enforcement has a good reason for not telling us yet what they know. Therefore, no matter what, the news organization in question is also idiots for potentially interfering with the investigation. - Jeff

To: Rick Faurot who wrote (1338)	10/20/2002 5:34:27 PM
From: Rick Faurot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2746

By Carol Morello and Allan Lengel Washington Post Staff Writers A shell casing found in a white box truck seized by investigators in Virginia is of a larger caliber than the ammunition used in 12 attacks by the Washington-area sniper, law enforcement sources said yesterday, meaning the shell could not have fit in the type of weapon authorities say the sniper has been firing. The casing, found by a truck rental company and turned over to police on Friday, was for a 7.62 mm bullet, which is the equivalent of about .30 caliber, the sources said. In the 12 shooting incidents that have been linked officially to the sniper in which nine people have been slain and two wounded since Oct. 2, authorities have said .223-caliber bullets have been used. Those are significantly smaller than .30 caliber. Each bullet size is used in a range of firearms. But .30- and .223-caliber bullets require different sized chambers and barrels and cannot be fired from the same weapon. washingtonpost.com