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Reports on the testimony given by witness Nathaniel Osbourne against sniper defendants John Muhammad and Lee Malvo.

Reports that defense lawyers for sniper attack suspect John Muhammad would consider to move the murder trial from Prince William County, Virginia in November 2002.

Focuses on the views of advocates for juveniles on the decision of the police in Fairfax County, Virginia to question a 17-year-old charged in the Washington, D.C.-area sniper shootings without a lawyer or a guardian present.

Reports on the use of the files found in a laptop computer as evidence against the men charged in the sniper shootings in Washington area in 2002.

Explores the issues surrounding the trial of the men charged in the sniper attacks in Virginia counties in October 2002.

Reports that U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft has decided to let Virginia state prosecutors be the first to prosecute sniper suspects John Muhammad and Lee Malvo. Belief that Virginia offers the best chance of securing the death penalty; Comments of Ashcroft; Decision to try the two separately; Evidence, including a laptop computer containing a dairy of the suspects' travels; Confirmation of their link to a murder in Atlanta, Georgia; Possibility the two may be responsible for other shootings.

Editorial. Deals with the facts about U.S. sniper-suspect John Muhammad in an aim to identify his terrorist ties, being a Muslim or a possible member of Al-Qaeda. Criticism on the media's manner of reporting about Muhammad; Link between Muslims and terrorism; Expression of distaste on Muslims.

Reports on the order of a federal judge to detained sniping suspect Lee Malvo until trial.

Assesses the effectiveness of gun control laws in the U.S. in relation to the sniper killing in the Washington, D.C. area in 2002. Limitations of gun control laws; Overview of the misleading statistics used by gun control advocates; Opinion on gun control.

Comments on the U.S. mass media portrayal of sniper suspects John Muhammad and John Lee Malvo. Background of the suspects; Generalization of the media on Muhammad; Criticism against the news coverage of CNN on the issue.

Analyzes the motivation behind the shooting spree committed by snipers Lee Boyd Malvo and John Allen Muhammad in the Washington, D.C. area in 2002. Views of the media on the crime; Remarks from Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations; Results anticipated by the enemies of the U.S.

Describes the visit of sniper suspect John Muhammad to his cousin Charlene Anderson in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in summer 2002.

Offers opinion on the execution of criminal snipers in the U.S.

Reports on the mentor-disciple relationship between serial snipers John Muhammad and Lee Malvo. How they met; Influence of Muhammad over Malvo; Biographical details of both men; Reaction of others to their relationship; Details of their sniper attacks on people throughout the United States; Their purchase of the vehicle used in and modified for the attacks.

Reports that Louisiana has accused serial snipers John Muhammad and Lee Malvo of murdering Hong Im Ballenger following a similar murder in Alabama. Ballistic match of their weapon to the weapon used in her murder; Their involvement in several Washington, D.C. shooting deaths; Details of their Louisiana arrest warrant; Progress of the criminal investigation into these murders.

Deals with the role of media in the apprehension of the criminal sniper who terrorized the area of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Colombia in Washington. Information on how suspects, John Lee Malvo and John Allen Muhammad were caught by the police; Benefits of the information disclosure by the media; Effect of the television coverage on the sniper manhunt.

Criticizes the border enforcement of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service in line with Lee Malvo and John Mohammed, the Jamaican nationals who are charged as material witnesses in the criminal sniper case. Discussion of the immigration status of Malvo and Mohammed; Criminal record of Malvo; Danger imposed by illegal aliens on U.S. citizens.

Comments on the media coverage of a criminal sniper in the U.S. Effect of the media hype on the sense of security among the public; Views concerning self-censorship; Discussion of the responsibility of media personnel.

Focuses on the statement released by U.S. federal prosecutor Thomas M. DiBiagio in response to accusations involving his role in interrupting the interrogation of sniper crime suspect John Muhammad.

Profiles James Wyda and Joshua Treem, defense lawyers of the suspects in the sniper shootings in Maryland and Virginia.

Editorial. Comments on the conflict between the U.S. Justice Department and prosecutors from Virginia and Maryland over who will be the first to try the accused snipers, John Muhammad and Lee Malvo.

Reports that authorities in Baton Rouge, Louisiana sought DNA samples from men captured in the shooting incidents in the Washington area to examine whether they are connected to the serial killings in the Baton Rouge area.

Reports on the computer checks conducted by police officers in Maryland, Virginia and Mississippi on the license plate of the suspected snipers' Chevrolet Caprice in October 2002.

Reports that U.S. state and federal investigators said that they had begun to develop a rapport with sniper suspect John Muhammad when a federal prosecutor forced them to end their interrogation. Thomas M. DiBiagio's order that Muhammad be delivered to Maryland to face federal weapons charges; Charges against Muhammad; Refusal of the other suspect, Lee Malvo, to answer questions; Response of federal officials to complaints against DiBiagio.

Reports that Virginia prosecutors filed capital murder charges against the two suspects in the Washington, D.C. area sniper shootings. Likelihood that Maryland, the area with the most victims, will lose control of the case; Plans by the U.S. Justice Department to file capital murder charges against John Muhammad and 17-year-old Lee Malvo; How authorities have linked the suspects with other crimes; Dispute between Maryland and Virginia officials over filing charges; Issue of capital punishment.

Reports on the details of a handwritten letter left by the Washington-area sniper, which was attached to a tree in the woods in Ashland, Virginia on October 26, 2002.

Describes the lifestyle of Washington-area sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad in the community of Ottos in St. John's Antigua.

Reports on the behavior and character of religious utterances attributed to sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad by law enforcement officials in the U.S.

Reports that prosecutors in Virginia have evidence that the John Lee Malvo, the 17-year-old charged with John Allen Muhammad in the sniper attacks of the Washington DC suburbs, was the gunman in at least one of the shootings. Argument that Virginia is the best revenue for the first trial of the two men, where both would be eligible for the death penalty; Evidence that Malvo was the killer in the shooting of Linda Franklin outside of a Home Depot in Falls Church, Virginia; Arguments for holding the first trial in a federal court.

Focuses on the police investigation into several sniper-related murders in the Maryland and Washington, D.C. region. Arrest of the suspected snipers; Failure of police to recognize the suspects during several traffic stops; Mistakes made in the investigation, such as the misidentification of a vehicle thought to be used by the snipers; Use of United States federal agencies in the investigation; Communication between the snipers and police; Details of the murders.

Focuses on suburban sniper suspect John Lee Malvo. Biographical background on the 17-year-old Jamaican; Search by his mother, Uma James, when Malvo ran off with James' former boyfriend, John Muhammad; Malvo's cross-country journey with Muhammad that ended with their arrests in Maryland in the sniper-killing case; Why the struggle between James and Muhammad over Malvo has huge implications for solving the sniper case; Background on James' relationship with Muhammad.

Focuses on suburban sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad. Views of Muhammad's cousins Edward and Reginald Holiday of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Biographical details, including his troubled relationships with women; Claims that were made by Muhammad to family and friends; Comments of Muhammad's son Travis and Annie Jackson, the aunt who raised him; How questions about Muhammad's motivation remain central to the Washington, D.C. investigation.

Discusses the rivalry among U.S. federal and local prosecutors to be the first to try the suburban sniper case. Argument of Montgomery County, Maryland, prosecutor Douglas F. Gansler for his county holding the first trial; Question of which jurisdiction offers the best likelihood of capital punishment in the event of conviction; Comments of Gansler and a U.S. Justice Department official; Background on the arrest of suspects John Allen Muhammad and Lee Malvo.

Cites the recollections of the neighbors of bus driver Conrad Everton Johnson, who was a sniper victim in Aspen Hill, Maryland on October 22, 2002.

Focuses on the fallibility of eyewitnesses to acts of murder, in light of witnesses of a sniper shooting in Virginia. Murder of Linda Franklin by a sniper in a parking lot, which was witnessed by a number of people; Conflicting reports from witnesses which could not be trusted; Idea that what witnesses see at a crime scene may be confused by events after the incident.

Offers an account of how investigators tracked down two suspects in the Washington, D.C. sniper shooting spree. Arrest of John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo; How the first break came from a man claiming to be the sniper; Expansion of the search to a murder in Montgomery, Alabama; Overview of the investigation, which followed clues across the country.

Focuses on John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo, who are being held in the Washington, D.C. area sniper killings. Backgrounds on the two men, including how they met and traveled together; Their arrest in connection with the sniper attacks; Question of what drew them to the Washington, D.C. area; Comments of Muhammad's former wife and neighbors.

Reports that a three-week ordeal ended as police arrested two suspects in the sniper shooting spree in the Washington, D.C. area. Identification of suspects John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo; Discovery of a rifle which matched the weapon used in the attacks; Possible charges; How the men had evaded the large-scale manhunt; Background on the investigation; Biographical details on Muhammad and Malvo; Comments of Montgomery County Police Chief Charles A. Moose.

Describes the reactions of Maryland residents to the arrest of two men in the Washington, D.C. area sniper killings. Mood of celebration and relief; Comments of residents, including school officials and children, who had been living under lock-down; Response of Vijay Walekar, whose brother Premkumar was the third victim; How people are looking forward to life returning to normal.

Reports that the manhunt for the criminal sniper in the Washington, D.C. area focuses on two people sought by the police and who were reported on the run and the subjects of an intensive East Coast dragnet. Identification of one of the men as John Alan Williams, also known as John Alan Mohammad, a 42-year-old military veteran; Statement that Mohammad was accompanied by a juvenile; Issuance of an alert for the 1990 blue or burgundy Chevrolet Caprice that is presumed to be carrying the two men; Evidence in Tacoma, Washington.

Relates the reactions of Maryland residents to developments in the manhunt for the suburban sniper. Comments of bus driver Shirlita Baker after a bus driver in her neighborhood was shot and killed; Thoughts of student Danny Summerlin concerning the sniper's message about children; Setbacks in the investigation; The pervasive mood of discouragement and fear; Focus on protecting children.

Reports that a bus driver was shot to death in Silver Spring, Maryland, and may be the 10th fatality attributed to the suburban sniper. Sniper's message to police that children are not safe; Comments of Montgomery county Police Chief Charles A. Moose; Pursuit of the killer; Plea to the sniper not to kill again; How police are trying to communicate with the sniper; Alarm of residents; Puzzlement over the sniper's demand for money; Speculation that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation will take over the manhunt.

Reports on a sniper attack in Richmond, Virginia.

Presents information on the views of Son of Sam killer David Berkowitz on the criminal sniper in Washington.

Discusses the use of the U.S. news media to communicate with the criminal sniper in Washington.

Provides information on problems regarding investigations into sniper shootings in Washington.

Examines how television has changed the way law enforcement investigates a crisis in the criminal sniper case in Virginia.

Deals with the response of people in Richmond, Virginia to the murder cases caused by snipers in Ashland, Virginia, Maryland and Washington.

Reports that Maryland police officials confirmed the wounding of a 12th victim by the sniper preying on the Washington, D.C. region. Attempts to communicate with a mysterious figure; Plea from Montgomery County police chief, Charles A. Moose, to an unidentified caller; Update on the investigation, including the questioning of two men; Strategy of the sniper, who uses a high-powered rifle; Details of the shooting of a 37-year-old man in a parking lot.

Reports that investigators issued a plea to begin a conversation with someone who left an overnight message at the scene of a random shooting in Ashland, Virginia. Statement that police chief Charles A. Moose of Montgomery County, Maryland directed to the unidentified person; Telephone number that was left on the message; Suspicion that the man who was shot at a Ponderosa restaurant in Ashland was a victim of the sniper who has killed nine people; Status of the manhunt for the sniper; Evidence from other shootings.