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Found this report on the Wusa site:


First Major Clue in Sniper Attacks
by Mike Buchanan and 9 News
9 News has learned that police have their first major clue in the manhunt for
the sniper who has killed six people and wounded two.

The killer left a calling card. It was found not far from where a 13-year-old
boy was shot and critically wounded Monday morning at Benjamin Tasker
Middle School in Bowie, Maryland.

In a nearby wooded area, detectives found the spot where the sniper
apparently waited in ambush. The grass was matted down, a shell casing was
found and, law enforcement sources say, investigators found a message
from the gunman to the Police.

It was written on a Tarot Card, an ancient method of fortune telling. The
cards are supposed to help people look into the future.

You might remember the cards were used in one of the old James Bond
movies, 'Live and Let Die.'

They're are 78 cards in a Tarot deck. Near the Middle School Monday, Prince
George's County detectives found one card - the Death Card.

Law enforcement sources say there was a message scribbled on the card. It
read; 'Dear Policeman, I am God.'

According to a history of Tarot cards, 'The Death Skeleton' comes to all: child,
father, mother, king and priest.'

The Sniper has killed six people and wounded two.

The child, who was wounded Monday, is in critical, but stable condition.

Of the six who were killed, four were men and two were woman.

When contacted by 9-News, Prince George's County police issued a statement saying, "We're are not
commenting on any potential evidence that may have been located."

Tuesday, police returned to at least one of the other crime scenes searching once again for any evidence
left behind by the killer. (more at the site)

[agrace]

GOOD! Sounds like he's starting to get a little bored with being so anonymous. Give your ego some more room to breathe, creep.

[kristinn]

Thanks. I hope his dog isn't talking to him :-(

[StopGlobalWhining]

The killer left a calling card.

Oh really?

Are they sure that the tarot card wasn't left by a prankster?

Sorry, but this doesn't fit the profile of this killer. I think some people have been duped by a hoaxer.

[Texas_Jarhead]

"a shell casing was found"

sloppy (unless intentional) - reinforces my impression that the killer is just a whack job

[Humidston]

a shell casing was found

The shell casing is good news. A shell casing with one fingerprint is exactly what broke the case when that ME guy shot CIA people outside headquarters in Fairfax.

I don't remember the exact year it happened, but officials tracked that creep down in Pakistan, brought him back, and he's due to be executed sometime this year.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Looks like a whack job, alright. Another sprig from the tree of evil that grows on this Earth. Praying that the authorities find it and rip it up.

[nopardons]

The " Death " card, in the major Arcana, of the Tarot deck, doesn't mean " death " at all. Ergo, whomever left the card, with the " I AM GOD " message, doesn't know the meaning of the card, isn't familiar with Tarot decks, and this may be a total red herring .

[monkey]

You might remember the cards were used in one of the old James Bond movies, 'Live and Let Die.'

Local news is precious.