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    arrest record gave another major lead, saying the name John Allen Muhammed. On October 22 they searched for the criminal record database and found that Muhammad had registered a blue Chevy Caprice with the license plate of NDA-21Z in New Jersey (The Beltway Snipers, Pt. 1.). That depiction was given to the news media and shared which prompted to the catch of the two snipers. The case reached an end when John Allen Muhammed and Lee Boyd Malvo were found sleeping in their vehicle. Records uncovered that

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    How proud we must all be to live in an era of unbiased judgment and true equality amongst all. In a time so prosperous and friendly as now, it's all we can do to not scoff at decades past for all the bigotry and prejudice existing back in those days of such ancient history. To think of a time when ethnic groups were discriminated against, or poorly represented would mean to be thinking of years before the mid/late 1900s, before the struggle for fair judgment was fought for and won. Or has equality

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    The film Phone Booth is a morality thriller directed by Joel Schumacher who is also a screenwriter and film producer. The film was scheduled to be released on the 15th November 2002 however, due to the Beltway sniper attacks it was delayed to the 4th April 2003. The key actors of the film are Collin Farrell, who plays Stu Shepard, Kiefer Sutherland, who plays the caller, Forest Whitaker, who plays Captain Ed Ramey, Radha Mitchell, who plays Kelly Shepard and Katie Holmes, who plays Pamela McFadden

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    The D.C. Sniper Attacks were a group of attacks that took place between October 2 to October 24, 2002. The Perpetrators were John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. Ten people were shot and killed at the Beltway Attacks and three people were killed before that. Three people were also injured by the bullet, but were not killed. They asked for $10 Million Dollars to stop the attacks so that they could start a Utopian country in Canada for black children. John Allen Muhammad was born on December 31

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    It was found that Blair committed plagiarism as well as fabrication virtually throughout most of his work at the Times. Macarena Hernandez wrote a story about Juanita Anguiano “a Texas woman whose enlisted son was the only American soldier still missing in action in Iraq” (101). Blair also wrote about the subject eight days later after Hernandez’s article was published, and his Los Fresnos’s story contained similar descriptions and several chunks that were completely similar to Hernandez’s story

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    D.C. Snipers Randall Pace Wiregrass Technical College Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to examine the lives of Lee Boyd Malvo and John Allen Muhammad. They are known as the D.C. Snipers who initiated a killing spree that lasted over 20 days and resulted in 10 deaths and 3 injuries. This paper gives insight into the manipulation and control of John Allen Muhammad over Lee Boyd Malvo who was child during this reign of terror. Information is given to aid in understanding the contributing

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    Lee Boyd Malvo

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    multi-state spree and injuring seven people too in the spree. During the multi-state killing spree they obtained a .223 semi-automatic Bushmaster XM-15 assault rifle which was stolen by Malvo. In which they use in the Beltway sniper attacks. When Malvo and Muhammad enter the Beltway area they made a plan to kill random people to cover up the plot to kill Muhammad ex-wife. Muhammad didn’t want police to think he was the killer. So he intended on killing random people to make it look like act of

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    “People who do Crazy Things are not Necessarily Crazy” Every human being faces at least one affliction in his or her life that leads him or her to behave in an unusual manner. While some people obtain support from others and learn how to handle situations correctly, others fight their battles alone and find themselves committing unthinkable acts. One taking a dispositional view would allegedly reach the conclusion that those who perform these unthinkable acts must suffer from insanity. With an opposing

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    On November 5, the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Devin Patrick Kelley shot at the church. The shooting killed at least 26 people, with many more wounded. Kelley fired from the outside and hit two people. He then travelled around to the side and entered, still shooting. He was wearing black tactical gear, a ballistic vest and extra rounds of ammunition. The shooter was armed with a rifle. As he left the church, an armed neighbor returned fire. Consequently, Kelley was hit, causing

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    It all started on October 2002 and for the Washington Metropolitan Area it seemed liked the longest three weeks they had. What had happened during those three weeks would change the lives of thousands. What seemed to be a random killing spree turned out to be a massive plan that claimed the lives of ten innocent people in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. When the shooting first began, people were believed it was carried out by a man in a van or truck. But later we found out that the shootings were by

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