In October 2002, the people who lived in and around Washington, DC feared for their lives every time they left home. Now, read the true story of where the murder spree of the DC Snipers began.

When John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo murdered 21-year-old Keenya Cook in Tacoma, Washington in early 2002, author Isa Farrington-Nichols found herself very close to this dangerous murderer. Not only was she Keenya’s aunt, but she had also been John and Mildred’s accountant and had later assisted his ex-wife in a custody battle for their children. When Muhammad’s picture appeared on the news along with that of Lee Boyd Malvo as the DC Snipers, the clues to Keenya’s murder began falling into place.

Isa Farrington-Nichols' account details the story that unfolded around Tacoma, Washington, in the years before the trauma that gripped the Chesapeake Bay.

John Muhammad was scheduled for execution on November 10. See major news outlets for details.