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Washington sniper's spree ends with trigger phrase

Hours before the arrest yesterday morning of the two men now believed to be responsible for the string of murders around Washington, the Montgomery county police chief, Charles Moose, made his strangest communication with the then-unknown suspects.
Swallowing hard, he began to read from a prepared statement. "You indicated that you wanted us to do and say certain things," he said, as mystified reporters looked on. "You asked us to say, quote: 'We have caught the sniper like a duck in a noose.' We understand that hearing us say this is important to you."
[Sounds like a post-hypnotic, 'triggering' cue]