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Sniper link to Arizona case examined
TUCSON, Arizona (CNN) -- Add Arizona to the list of states hoping to link the serial sniper suspects to an unsolved crime. Federal investigators Tuesday were re-examining evidence in a fatal shooting in Tucson to see if it could be the work of John Allen Muhammad, 41, and John Lee Malvo, 17. The sniper task force informed Tucson police Friday that Muhammad and Malvo were in that area in mid-March, visiting a sister of Muhammad's. On March 19, 60-year-old Jerry Taylor was shot and killed at the practice holes on the Fred Enke Golf Course in Tucson. Investigators believe the weapon used in the crime was a rifle. Experts from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are reviewing evidence in the case. The Tucson Police Department Tuesday used two explosives detector dogs, including one brought in from the ATF in Seattle, to search the golf course for shell casings. None was found in March, even using a metal detector, said Chief Richard Miranda. "Right now, we don't have any fragments or bullets to examine," Miranda said. Police believe the victim had gone up a hillside in the practice area of the golf course to retrieve balls when he was shot, next to an area of open desert. "We believe he was shot with a high-caliber rifle," the chief added. He said police are also re-interviewing business owners in the area to see if anyone remembers seeing Muhammad or Malvo. Police believe the two left the Tucson area March 25. A Greyhound bus manifest shows the two on a bus that day that went to Flagstaff, Arizona. In a letter left for police October 19 in Ashland, Virginia, the sniper suspects allegedly demanded authorities place $10 million into a Bank of America credit card account with unlimited withdrawal capabilities worldwide. The suspects allegedly gave the name on the card, the account number and expiration date. The Washington Post reported that the credit card was stolen from a bus driver, who realized her Visa card had been taken when the bank closed her account. According to the Post, the bank deemed the card fraudulent after it was used for a gas purchase in Tacoma, Washington. Muhammad and Malvo also lived in Tacoma. To date, authorities believe the two are responsible for killing 12 people and wounding five others. Police in cities across the United States are reviewing unsolved crimes in areas through which the two suspects are known to have traveled.
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