The well-publicized trial for the young defendant causes anger, grief and astonishment. Indoctrination becomes a hot topic.

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Local and federal prosecutors battle over who gets the first crack at the case. The U.S. Attorney General makes a final decision based on death-penalty desires.

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After an eyewitness sees a suspicious car parked in a truck stop near Frederick, Maryland, state troopers cordon off the area and a multi-jurisdictional SWAT team is flown to the scene. A dangerous mission takes place during the pitch-black morning.

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The snipers commit shootings across the Pacific Northwest, Southwest and Deep South before obtaining a car in the Northeast and shooting several more random people across the Mid-Atlantic.

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The carnage caused by the snipers didn’t start on Oct. 2, 2002 in Maryland – it started almost eight months earlier and almost 3,000 miles away. An abandoned teenager in Antigua gets the father he always wanted.

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Police get a call from one of the snipers, who gives them a clue about another shooting five states away. After a shooting in Ashland, Virginia, a sting operation is set up near Richmond.

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Three more victims are shot across three counties in Virginia. A witness comes forward with a description of the shooter.

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The snipers shoot their first victim in Virginia. A few days later, a child is shot in front of his school in Bowie, Maryland, which leads to an emotional response from police. A media leak causes fury.

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