The two men in the "DC Sniper" case have been caught! The men they were looking for last night were found - with a rifle, etc. in their car - they were planning another killing.

But they are IN CUSTODY!

It's over. I just want to thank all of the people who kept positive feelings in their notes, those who prayed/hoped, etc.

Now I have a ton of recyling to lug up the hill to the bins... I can go near the woods again

I'm so relieved to be posting in this chain! I was going to post something early this morning, but everything was still quite up in the air and they weren't really saying that they HAD the sniper(s), just that they "sort of" had them! I was so pleased for you and all my American neighbours that this season of terror was finally over. Now get off your rear and cart that stuff up the hill! I'm still watching the coverage for nuances and such. Thank God! ~Lea

Can the "Murphy's" come back now?

Yes, Murphy can.

Now if only the poor people in that theater in Moscow can get out safely...

*sigh* there's always something. Can't we all just have a day of peace? I mean, it is United Nations Day...

I didn't notice it was United Nations Day. Yes, peace would be wonderful, but I'm afraid I have come to believe it is unattainable, between neighbours or between countries, as long as humans are involved! Oops! Sounds like an "original" Star Trek where people just stood in front of computers and wiped each other out and Won or Lost based on the calculations! Very sanitized. Just thank God for your relief this day. In your field of study, ladymacB, I'm sure I don't have to tell you that! ~Lea

That is the best news I have heard all week! I have been waiting for this since the beginning! I can imagine there are celebrations all over town!

I can only imagine the feeling of relief you must be experiencing. I am very glad that you and everyone else in the area can feel safe again. The strain of the last few weeks must have been awful. I feel for the families and victims who suffered during this time.

Thank goodness it's all over.

LadymacB - I hope your right and you can return to "normal" life - Love John

So, have they figured out the meaning of the "duck in a noose" thing, yet?

rhyming slang?
This is interesting.................. ?

Excellent news that it's all (I hope) over!

wez x

Well how silly of me! I KNEW that!
geez..........But what could you expect from minds like that, anyway?

These two are not exactly the swiftest criminals--thank heavens.

One would have thought that they would have ditched the rifle before they were caught--and they had to know that the end was in sight when the police had a photo, car description and license plate #. But they kept the rifle!

Had the police not found the rifle they could not have definitely linked them to the sniper shootings--they wouldn't have had enough evidence to convict them without the rifle. As it is I don't know how they can charge them in these sniper shootings--how can they know for sure which of the two killed which victim? They are trying to get the younger one to turn on the older man, and that's the only way they may get enough evidence to bring murder charges (in the sniper shootings at least). Otherwise they won't know who to charge with what.

So, LadyMacb, did you finally get to cart your recycling items away yet?

I just had a little afterthought, here. If they were apparently sleeping in their car, where were they when they were watching the coverage on a television? Any indication of where they were staying or accomodating themselves, ladymacb? Chief Moose was relaying messages over the media............was it on radio locally like that too? Just wondered? Where were they staying?

They weren't staying anywhere... they had rented rooms three times during this whole thing... But they were both homeless, neither had a job... they stayed at a YMCA in Ashland the one time...

It's great to see everyone out and about once again! Watching CNN (no! ME?) and it looks like things are quite normal on the surface! Hope there aren't too many after effects. Now the media is doing a post mortem of their own coverage. I wonder if they'll learn anything? News is now "the making of the news"? Oh, and there is now another person in federal custody...Nathaniel somebody...who was a co-owner of the impounded car.

Nathanial Osbourne.

Maybe they never saw much of the television coverage. That was only speculation that they were watching TV and relishing in the attention. They may have actually seen very little of it.