FRUITLOOPS REWIND: The DC Snipers Pt 1

Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

In this rewind episode from 2019, Wendy & Beth discuss The DC Snipers AKA the Beltway Snipers, John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. Their crime spree began in February of 2002, and included murders and robberies in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, and Washington. In ten months, the snipers killed 17 people and wounded 10 others.

This episode was researched, scripted & edited by Wendy & Beth Williams.

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Footnotes

DC Demographics Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Washington,_D.C.

DC Snipers wikipedia article

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.C._sniper_attacks

Baltimore Sun Article DC Sniper appeal https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-dc-sniper-appeal-20180123-story.html

CNN DC Sniper area fast facts

https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/04/us/dc-area-sniper-fast-facts/index.html

History.com Washington DC Sniper John Muhammad Convicted https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-d-c-sniper-john-muhammad-convicted

Baltimore Sun Article Histories of Two Men

https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-te.md.arrests25oct25-story.html

Daily Mail article Wife of DC Sniper reveals ex husbands motives https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1226524/Wife-Washington-sniper-reveals-chilling-reasons-husband-gunned-13-strangers-John-Muhammad-Mildred.html

The Guardian article about Gun Violence https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/oct/27/usgunviolence.usa

Nation of Islam

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nation-of-Islam

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/nation-islam

This American Life, Unconditional Love

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/317/unconditional-love

The Daily: Bribing Their Way Into College

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/podcasts/the-daily/college-admissions-scandal.html

What to do if you are witnessing Islamophobic harassment

https://www.indy100.com/article/everyone-should-read-this-guide-about-what-to-do-if-you-see-islamophobia--bJWvwnNH_W

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