09-10-2002 22:19									#31
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Again the driver angle.

	09-10-2002 22:26									#32
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Maybe the school shooter is some kind of copycat. There was nothing in the way of physical evidence at the other scenes, but here we have a casing and a pretty juvenile card. It wouldn't be hard to get the same general type of gun.

	09-10-2002 22:32									#33
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I think I read they matched the shell to some of the earlier shootings. Anyway, Fox is hinting that they are finding bizzare evidence in the woods. Whatever that means.

	09-10-2002 23:35									#34
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I wonder, how long before the backlash against computer games begins? Have the media picked up on the possibility that this nutcase was inspired by games with a sniper rifle?

The thing is, they may just be right.

	09-10-2002 23:44									#35
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"Have the media picked up on the possibility that this nutcase was inspired by games with a sniper rifle?"

Which one? The one put out by the U.S. Army?

	09-10-2002 23:49									#36
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I do this sort of thing all the time in GTAIII. Everyone who plays it does. The game is to blame.

Seriously, though, I hope they catch this ****er soon. It's frightening because it's all so seemingly random.

	10-10-2002 02:56									#37
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When they catch him they'll probably want to move him out of town for safe keeping. Hope they move him down here. We have a special talent for helping folks like him come to grips with their illness.

......down here in Lynch burg.

	10-10-2002 03:13									#38
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Tough love.

	10-10-2002 03:19									#39
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What would there be to match the shell with? I was under the impression that no other brass was found.

Che: there was a change; after not leaving brass at the other six shootings, he deliberately left brass at this one.

Unless, of course, this one is a copycat as well.

	10-10-2002 05:12									#40
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You can match casings to bullets.

	10-10-2002 05:17									#41
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Jimmy, don't know it this matters to you, but you (and people that think how you do) are the Bush administration's best friend.

	10-10-2002 06:43									#42
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Yes, Imran, I am. I guess you meant that as sort of a dig or insult, but I'll bear it proudly.

But I am really pissed over this corporate crap.

	10-10-2002 09:08									#43
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Another killing tonight, a guy at a service station in Manassas. Report of two people in a white vehicle seen leaving the scene.

Not confirmed as linked as of yet.

	10-10-2002 09:13									#44
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Interesting tidbit, perhaps MtG or Chris can confirm:

The radio call sign typically used for Special Forces snipers is 'God'

	10-10-2002 09:35									#45
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I wouldn't want to be this guy.

http://sad.ilangame.com/player_R29EflNuaXBlcg.html

	10-10-2002 10:14									#46
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Yeah, his kill / death ratio is really lousy.

	10-10-2002 10:41									#47
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Signs don't point to a professional.

First, he's using .223 / 5.56mm ammo...IIRC, that can kill, but it's better used for armor piercing. If he was really serious, he'd be using 7.62mm rounds for maximum effect. From what I've read, 5.56 is easier for untrained or informally trained snipers to shoot.

But then again, it's been years since I've shot, so I am veeeeeeeeery rusty.

Also, I'm watching live coverage of a gas station death in Manassas, VA. They're not confirming or denying anything.

	10-10-2002 10:58									#48
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Jan 20 Mar 13 May 4 Jun 25 Aug 16 Oct 7 Nov 28

The above days are candidates for the birthdate of the killer, who may have washed out of the military.

	10-10-2002 11:03									#49
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38 yr old white male detained...

	10-10-2002 11:13									#50
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link?

	10-10-2002 12:37									#51
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yes a link dammit!!

What some of you don't realize (I think, I haven't read the whole thread) is the 13 yr old kid getting shot might be an entirely separate crime. ie a copycat crime. So that card left might not relate to the original 5 shootings.

	10-10-2002 14:37									#52
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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara You can match casings to bullets.

Is that possible in instances where the bullet fragments, as is often the case with this kind of round?

	10-10-2002 14:51									#53
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wouldnt it just be easier to match casings to firing pins?

	10-10-2002 15:21									#54
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quote: Originally posted by jimmytrick But they match the shell to the earlier shootings which would seem to exclude a copycat. Of course it could be a police ploy to get him to reveal something of himself. Serial killers hate it when false info is spread about them.

AFAIK this is the first shell casing that has been left behind, previous reports have only mentioned bullets and bullet fragments. This is a great clue potentially, as there may be a fingerprint, and the mark left by the firing pin will likely be better evidence than a bullet fragment.

As for the psychological profile, I think Chief Moose's interview got to this guy, and part of him wants to get caught and stop this. The rest of him that was so f***ed up that he was capable of this in the first place rationalizes this into playing cat and mouse with the police. Thus a clue, finally.

	10-10-2002 21:48									#55
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So, who wants to move to Washington DC? A friend said she was going to, but that was before the shootings. Wonder what she feels now...

	10-10-2002 21:55									#56
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,65275,00.html

Quickest one I could find for the guy detained. Doesn't sound like their man.

	10-10-2002 22:45									#57
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"So, who wants to move to Washington DC?"

Montgomery County, where most of these shootings are taking place, has a murder rate in line with most European countries.

	11-10-2002 00:07									#58
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Come on people!!

The casing was only left at 1 location. Doesn't that clue you in that this is a completely separate incident? This is a copycat.

	11-10-2002 00:21									#59
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I think it's a copycat, but that dosen't mean that I'm not going to leave my options open.

	11-10-2002 00:23									#60
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and of course even if it is a copycat he needs to be caught as well.

But the card seems strange to me. That is why I think it is unrelated to the others.