The Hunt For The Beltway Snipers

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

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True Crime

4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2023

⏱️ 84 minutes

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In October 2002, a series of sniper attacks terrorized residents of Washington D.C. and the surrounding area. For three weeks, civilians were shot at random, sporadically injured, and killed while completing mundane activities in their day-to-day routine. As the shootings continued to unfold, people within the D.C. communities were paralyzed with fear, too afraid to step outside and live their lives. With virtually no actionable leads, law enforcement was tasked with the difficult mission of hunting down the Beltway Snipers. Retired U.S. Marshal Bill Sorukas was the Chief Inspector within the Investigative Operations Division at the time of the attacks. He shares how he became involved in the Beltway Sniper case, the sensitivity of the investigation, and how he was able to track down the shooters. Bill Sorukas spent 28 years with the United States Marshals Service, managing program areas among various branches. For his work with the Beltway Snipers investigation, Bill was given the National Association of Police Organizations' "Top Cop" award. Sorukas now works with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as a Project Alert Consultant. In his book, Chasing Evil: Pursuing Dangerous Criminals with the U.S. Marshals, Sorukas details various high-profile cases on which he worked. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.8	slash setup. The night of October 2nd, 2002, was an ordinary autumn evening in Aspen
0:35.1	Hill, Maryland. It was business as usual for the workers of Michael's craft store, until...
0:41.3	The storefront window shattered as a bullet pierced the glass, a checkout sign, and a decoration display.
0:49.3	No one was injured, but the mystery remained. Where did the gunshot come from?
0:55.6	The day continued as normal until just over an hour later.
1:01.7	55-year-old James Martin collapsed in a supermarket parking lot in Wheaton, Maryland,
1:07.0	killed by his shot to the torso.
1:09.6	James Martin would become the first victim in a string of sniper attacks that plagued the D.C. region for the next three weeks.
1:17.9	I'm Emily Campano, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast. The killing of James Martin puzzled witnesses and authorities alike.
1:50.0	No one knew who was responsible for the gunshot or where it came from.
1:55.0	The following day, terror struck the beltway again.
1:59.0	Five people were killed in various neighborhoods around D. around DC as they went about their daily lives.
2:05.6	James Buchanan was killed while mowing the grass at an auto mall.
2:12.6	Prem Kumar Wallachar was shot while putting gas into his taxi cab.
2:16.6	Sarah Ramos became a victim as she read a book on an outside bench.
2:21.3	Lori Ann Louis Rivera was killed while vacuuming her car at a gas station.
2:26.3	And Pascal Charlo was shot in the chest while taking a walk on Georgia Avenue.
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