Episode 239 - The D.C. Snipers

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In the space of 3 weeks in October 2002, Washington D.C was terrorised by a pair of spree killers carrying out a spate of deadly sniper-style attacks. They killed 10 people and injured 3 others.<br><br>Their choice of victims was shockingly random; they crossed racial, gender, age and socioeconomic lines - ensuring that everyone was absolutely terrified. And when the pair were finally apprehended, authorities realised that they had been wrong about almost <em>everything</em> from motive to profile…<br><br>Check us out on this week’s episode of <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Kj9j0Zy1YYQOgLmIPtDop?si=kUutyh-kQ-KM21M0mvjb6Q">Let’s Not Meet Podcast</a> too!<br><br>Sources:  <br>Book: The Making of Lee Boyd Malvo: The D.C. Sniper - Albarus, Carmeta <a href="https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/culture-features/2019/11/07/a-collective-timeline-of-the-dc-sniper-case-from-2002-to-2019/"><br>https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/culture-features/2019/11/07/a-collective-timeline-of-the-dc-sniper-case-from-2002-to-2019/<br></a><br><a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-d-c-sniper-john-muhammad-convicted">https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-d-c-sniper-john-muhammad-convicted<br></a><br><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2004/10/beltway-snipers-200410">https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2004/10/beltway-snipers-200410<br></a><br><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trucker-im-no-hero/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trucker-im-no-hero/<br></a><br><a href="https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/beltway-snipers">https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/beltway-snipers<br></a><br><a href="https://www.today.com/news/d-c-sniper-lee-boyd-malvo-i-was-sexually-abused-1c6671345">https://www.today.com/news/d-c-sniper-lee-boyd-malvo-i-was-sexually-abused-1c6671345</a> <a href="https://www.wiki.ng/en/wiki/who-is-lee-boyd-malvo-wife-sable-noel-knapp-everything-to-know-about-her-648371"><br>https://www.wiki.ng/en/wiki/who-is-lee-boyd-malvo-wife-sable-noel-knapp-everything-to-know-about-her-648371<br></a><br><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Beltway-sniper-attacks">https://www.britannica.com/topic/Beltway-sniper-attacks</a><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/04/us/dc-area-sniper-fast-facts/index.html"><br>https://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/04/us/dc-area-sniper-fast-facts/index.html</a> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/malvo-defense-to-air-the-matrix/"><br>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/malvo-defense-to-air-the-matrix/<br></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9AB73R8MNA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9AB73R8MNA<br></a><br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/john-allen-muhammada-failed-businessman-andfrustrated-father/2012/09/28/fa5c7c9c-08e4-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/john-allen-muhammada-failed-businessman-andfrustrated-father/2012/09/28/fa5c7c9c-08e4-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_story.html<br></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/20140913002022/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/interview-dc-sniper-says-he-was-sexually-abused">https://archive.ph/20140913002022/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/interview-dc-sniper-says-he-was-sexually-abused</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/11/26/witnesses-call-malvo-obedient/213e80ff-8cfb-497d-8a9e-259f4483d96c/?noredirect=on"><br>https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/11/26/witnesses-call-malvo-obedient/213e80ff-8cfb-497d-8a9e-259f4483d96c/?noredirect=on<br></a><br><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2003/LAW/12/19/sprj.dcsp.malvo.trial/index.html">https://edition.cnn.com/2003/LAW/12/19/sprj.dcsp.malvo.trial/index.html<br></a><br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/01/12/a-boy-of-bright-promise-and-no-roots/aa08f90d-8528-423d-af0d-ed1b0fe2d944/?noredirect=on">https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/01/12/a-boy-of-bright-promise-and-no-roots/aa08f90d-8528-423d-af0d-ed1b0fe2d944/?noredirect=on</a><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2003/09/the-pied-sniper.html"><br>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2003/09/the-pied-sniper.html</a><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-09-na-suspects9-story.html"><br>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-09-na-suspects9-story.html</a> <br>Become a patron:<br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/redhanded">Patreon</a><br><br>Order a copy of the book here (US &amp; Canada):<br><a href="https://www.wellesleybooks.com/book/9780762473793">Order on Wellesley Books</a><br><a href="https://www.amazon.com/RedHanded-Exploration-Criminals-Cannibals-Killer/dp/0762473797/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=redhanded&amp;qid=1617228369&amp;sr=8-1">Order on Amazon.com</a><br><br>Order a copy of the book here (UK, Ireland, Europe, NZ, Aus):<br><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Redhanded-Exploration-Criminals-Cannibals-Killer/dp/1398707139/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1616698132&amp;sr=1-1">Order on Amazon.co.uk</a><br><a href="https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/biography/redhanded,suruthi-bala-hannah-maguire-9781398707139">Order on Foyles</a><br><br>Follow us on social media:<br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/redhandedthepod/">Instagram</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/RedHandedthepod">Twitter</a><br><br>Visit our website:<br><a href="https://redhandedpodcast.com/">Website</a><br><br>Contact us:<br><a href="https://redhandedpodcast.com/contact-1">Contact</a>