In the space of 3 weeks in October 2002, Washington D.C was terrorised by a pair of spree killers carrying out a spate of deadly sniper-style attacks. They killed 10 people and injured 3 others.

Their choice of victims was shockingly random; they crossed racial, gender, age and socioeconomic lines - ensuring that everyone was absolutely terrified.

And when the pair were finally apprehended, authorities realised that they had been wrong about almost everything from motive to profile…

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Book: The Making of Lee Boyd Malvo: The D.C. Sniper - Albarus, Carmeta

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