March 5, 2019 ▸ People, True Crime

Episode 372: Beltway Snipers: Mass Murder In DC

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the mass killings committed by (and the conspiracy theories about) the two people known as the Beltway Snipers in Washington DC. The year was 2002, and the nation was still reeling from the horrors of 9/11 when two men named John Muhammad (41) and Lee Malvo (17) started a reign of terror in the DC area, killing 17 people out of the back of their 1990 Chevrolet Caprice. Though many people think they were just serving up a bowl full of crazy, others think it was a false flag event, and you know what, even William Shatner gets involved!

So, to get to the Beltway Sniper killings, it’s important to start with the killers themselves. John Muhamad (formerly John Williams) was an army veteran with high marksman skills. He’d been married a couple times and once out of the army, ended up getting a divorce. His wife filed a restraining order based on his threats, and he went a little nutso and kidnapped their shared children. He ran to Antiqua, like you do, and he met the young Lee Malvo. Malvo was born in Jamaica and spent some years in the Caribbean with various family members. Eventually, he came to the US illegally, and after getting detained and set free, he and his mom lived in a homeless shelter where Muhammed eventually moved as well.

The two Beltway Snipers became fast friends, forming a father-son bond and training for what became their killing spree. Their killings didn’t start in DC, though. They started in Washington state and cut a path of death across the nation, from Arizona to Louisiana before they got to the DC area. Once there, they started to randomly kill people who were targets of opportunity, typically people coming in or out of a store or people at a gas station. The entire area was freaked out and didn’t even want to be on the streets (Dave included—he was there researching!).

Eventually, they slipped up by taunting the cops on their tip line and gave them a clue that led to their identities being revealed. From there, it was a matter of time before the cops cornered them. But there is also where the conspiracy theorists take hold. When they were arrested, some people think there was a trigger word in a hypnotic suggestion to bring the two killers in. There are connections between the head investigator and Muhammad, and the ex-wife worked for the government. So, were the Beltway Snipers two sick puppies who got off on murder and wanted revenge for a wife who left, or were they part of a false flag event that led them across the nation killing people? Listen, laugh, learn.

Conspiracy Theory Break Down: http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=27984

One Word–Shatner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pQ0ZR5Jkuc