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Beltway Snipers: How Ballistics, Profiling & a License Plate Caught Them (2002 D.C. Case)

#BeltwaySnipers #DCSniper #ForensicBallistics Three weeks of terror ended with a rifle match, a behavior model—and a license plate. This video explains how the Beltway Snipers investigation combined ballistics, profiling, and a public BOLO for a blue Chevy Caprice to identify John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. What happened (fast): • Oct 2002: 10 killed, 3 wounded across D.C., Maryland, and Virginia; scenes linked by .223 ballistics. Encyclopedia Britannica • The shooters used a modified 1990 Chevy Caprice with a trunk firing port—a rolling sniper’s nest. Federal Bureau of Investigation • Investigators issued a region-wide alert for a blue Caprice with New Jersey plate NDA 21Z; a caller spotted it at a Myersville, MD rest stop. AP News WTOP News • Arrested Oct 24, 2002; a Bushmaster .223 was recovered in the trunk and later matched to the attacks. Federal Bureau of Investigation mdcourts.gov • Outcomes: Muhammad executed in 2009; Malvo serving multiple life sentences. Wikipedia +1 How the tools worked (no hype): • Ballistics: ATF/FBI comparisons tied scenes to a single rifle; recovered weapon confirmed it. Federal Bureau of Investigation • Profiling & patterning: Time/place choice showed a mobile offender exploiting public spaces. The Washington Post • License plate tracking: Pre-ALPR era—mass BOLOs and citizen vigilance converted a plate into an arrest. WTOP News Chapters 00:00 Hook — rifle, profile, plate 00:15 Timeline & toll 00:35 Ballistics link the scenes 00:55 The rolling sniper’s nest 01:15 BOLO: blue Caprice, NJ plate 01:35 Rest stop sighting & arrest 01:55 Bushmaster match in lab 02:15 Sentences & aftermath 02:35 Lessons: method, not magic Disclaimer Educational/documentary content based on public sources and official records. If you value true crime that respects evidence and victims, subscribe to The AI Criminologist. #TrueCrime #Profiling #LicensePlate #Bushmaster #TheAICriminologist