Like everyone, I found it necessary to propound my theories about the Washington area shooter (see For the Record, My Theory and Sniper Theory Redux. And like everyone, if John Allen Williams/Mohammed and John Lee Malvo are the culprits as I assume for the purposes of this post, I was much more wrong than right. Here with my accounting.

1. White-supremacist. That's the biggie. Uhh..... NO. Not unless we've got the most self-hating black persons ever.

2. Weekend custody of the kids. Apparently NOT. Apparently the "kid" was traveling with him.

3. Tarot card as prank. Nope. It looks as if this was part of the duo (the letters are in a different handwriting.) Maybe the teenager was responsible for this more "flashy" calling card. And maybe the youngster shot the student.

4. Job allows travel. What job?

On the other hand, I seem to have gotten a few things right. Not that it matters.

1. Divorced, late thirties - early forties (4 children by 2 marriages). Yes ~ and his ex-wife lives in the area. No idea whether there's a Michael's store connection.

2. No white van/box truck.

3. Anti-government bias. Maybe.

4. Break in the case from insider tipster. It looks as if the Alabama murder connection was key ~ and that came from a tipster (relationship still unknown).

At least I'm not the only person with egg on the face. Another racial stereotype bites the dust ~ and, a whole bunch of "profilers" are going to have to do some serious revision.

Williams/Muhammed's conversion to Islam (of the Nation of Islam flavor, apparently) seems to have taken place 17 years ago, around the time he joined the Army. It doesn't look like there's any direct al-Qaeda connection there.

The relationship between Williams/Muhammed and his step-son Malvo is likely to be the focus of a lot of research and speculation. One report I heard said that John Lee was restricted to a diet of crackers and honey (diet for his son was also a source of contention between Williams/Muhammed and his ex-wife).

"You have indicated that you want us to do and say certain things. You asked us to say, 'We have caught the sniper like a duck in a noose.' We understand that hearing us say this is important to you," Moose said.

This whole story is looking more and more perverse. I can't help but be very curious about it, even as my heart grieves for the victims and their families, and for the twisted souls of the perpetrators.

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