D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear Page #5

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Take your time.

Free your mind.

Free your mind,John.

- Say it again.

- Free my mind. | - Say it again.

Free my mind.

Allah akbar.

We are conducting | a police investigation.

If you are driving a white van | or white truck--

There's a dragnet going on | up and down the Beltway here.

They've got all the off-ramps | and the on-ramps closed off...

and they are checking | all white box trucks.

- Uh, white vans.

There was a report that it | might be a light-coloured Chevy Astro.

Well, today they're taking | no chances whatsoever.

They're stopping any vehicle that even | closely resembles that description...

and they're, of course, asking for | all the identifying paperwork...

for anybody in that vehicle.

I repeat, you want to stay clear | of the Beltway.

The traffic here | is at a complete standstill...

as state and local authorities | are searching vehicle to vehicle...

in pursuit, of course, | of these killers or killer.

And, as I repeat, there are now | 1 0 victims in a week's time.

Hand me the map, John.

Let's go!

If you are driving | a white van or a white truck--

We had another shooting | death on the ninth in Manassas...

another today in Frederickssburg.

We locked down the Interstate.

We backed up traffic for 50 miles.

MARYLAND | LAW ENFORCEMENT BRIEFING

As of this moment, | we've come up empty-handed.

DAY TEN:

Well, what if-- what if we're | talking about more than one here?

- Snipers work in two-man teams. A spotter and a shooter. | - We've covered that.

That's not what I'm saying. | Multiple teams.

Maryland has one cell. | One in Virginia.

But you're not answering | the dragnet question.

- Multiple teams, multiple vehicles.

So we could be wrong on the truck.

Maybe it's a white van or maybe | it's one of the other vehicles.

We don 't really know.

With each | passing day and with each murder...

the sniper or snipers become bolder | and more ruthless...

but law enforcement | is also upping the stakes.

A tally shows that 390 F.B.I. agents, | 1 55 A.T.F. agents...

and other government agencies | have nowjoined the task force...

which has also reached out | to the Pentagon...

requesting access | to a military surveillance plane...

with high-tech equipment capable | of tracking gunfire on the ground.

In an interview, | Senator McCain offered...

supportive words for those terrorized | by the recent spree...

of sniper murders.

He was less supportive | of Chief Charles Moose, saying...

"I've come to the conclusion that we | need to have somebody in charge."

He went on to say that | with over 1, 000 federal agents...

already on the task force...

the person to be in charge, | the person to look to--

We've learned that | back in Portland, Moose was criticized...

when protests outside his home over the | closure of the city park turned violent.

As a patrolman, Moose was disciplined | four times for outbursts.

He was ordered to attend | anger-management classes...

to stem his rage.

Despite these incidents, | county executive Doug Duncan...

hired the chief back in 1 999.

The latest sniper victim | was a 53-year-old man, Kenneth Bridges.

Police are said to be working | on a second composite sketch...

of a white van witnesses saw leaving | the scene of this most recent shooting.

Police are also going through hours | of business surveillance cameras...

to find something, anything, | that might lead to a break in the case.

The serial sniper has left eight dead | and two wounded.

The most recent victims | were shot at gas stations...

while filling their cars, | going about their daily lives.

FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA

DAY TWELVE:

Did you see him? | Did you see his vehicle?

- Was he alone? | - What does the guy look like?

- Was it the white van? | - I saw the sniper, man.

I saw the whole thing go down. | It was a Chevy Astro I saw him driving.

Light-coloured, like beige-ish.

- I got a good look at the driver. | - You said you cut him off.

I cut him off, yeah, yeah, | and he just glared at me, man.

Pissed off. | He was in a hurry, and that--

What did he look like?

He was Arab-lookin', | like one of the hijackers.

- Like one of the 9/1 1 hijackers? | - Uh-huh. Yeah.

We've come full circle.

Has the witness identified | the type of vehicle driven?

Sir, I cannot go into any details specific | to what the witness did or did not see.

Did he see the vehicle?

When I have more information, | I will release it.

I would like nothing more | than to provide you with a name...

an address and a phone number.

Are you withholding more information | since the tarot card leak?

We withhold what would interfere | with the investigation.

Or are you just learning less?

DAY SEVENTEEN:

There's no gear by the door. | Don't you have practice today?

No, the, uh, soccer team | has the gym today.

We have the, uh, weight room.

I'll be outside with the bodyguards.

Come on, guys. | You're gonna be late.

Are--

Are you going | to another funeral today, Dad?

Yeah, honey, yeah. I am.

Come here. | Have a good day, huh? Okay.

Are we all goin' out for dinner tonight? | Is that still the plan?

"I am God. I am in control.

I am God. I am in control."

You're very welcome.

Rockville City Police. | Your call is being recorded.

"Good morning. | Don't say anything.Just listen.

We are the people | causing the killings in your area.

Look on the tarot card.

It says, 'Call me God. | Do not release to press.'

- Sir, you have to call-- | - We have called you three times before...

trying to set up negotiations.

We have gotten no response. | People have died."

Sir, anything to do with that | is Montgomery County Police hot line.

Rockville is not investigating the crime. | Would you like the phone number?

What did he say? What?

I couldn't really see his eyes, | but, uh--

but his jaw was, like, sharp, | you know, angled.

And he had a beard. Yeah.

Yeah, like that. And real, real, | like, heavy, heavy eyebrows.

You know what I mean? | Yeah.

- Chief? Foster. | - Yeah, like that.

Fairfax County just finished | with the mall security tapes.

Now, this is just seconds | before the shot was heard.

And... bang.

He was inside. | He was inside the whole time.

Yeah. I'm gonna do a tap dance | on this a**hole...

Fred Astaire would be proud of.

Th-Th-That looks like him a lot.

That's him. | That's him, man.

For you, Mr Police.

ASHLAND, VIRGINIA

Call me God.

Do not release to the press.

We have tried to contact you...

to start negotiations...

but the incompetence | of your forces--

- What? | - Incompetence?

I-N-C-O-M...

P-I-T-E-N-C-E.

These people... took our call...

for a hoax or a joke.

Your failure to respond | has cost you five lives.

if trying to catch us...

is now more important...

then prepare your body bags.

DAY EIGHTEEN:

The Ponderosa victim's not dead. | F.B.I. HQ - BALTIMORE FIELD OFFICE

- He's gut-shot, but he's stable. | - What did the letter say?

Don't know yet. | It just cleared processing.

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