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Hunted by My Husband: The Untold Story of the DC Sniper opens with the question many still ask: how the DC Sniper was caught, and what finally ended the fear that gripped Maryland, D.C., and Virginia. The two-hour special centers on Mildred Muhammad’s account of life before and during the attacks and lays out why the events reportedly were not random.The film presents new interviews and family footage, plus commentary from investigators and domestic violence experts. Framed as a survivor’s story, it tracks claims that control and coercion allegedly drove the plan that paralyzed the Washington metropolitan area in 2002.How Hunted by My Husband: The Untold Story of the DC Sniper recounts the captureThe arrest unfolded in the early hours at a rest stop off Interstate 70 near Myersville, Maryland. After an alert about a dark blue 1990 Chevrolet Caprice with New Jersey plates, a caller reportedly pointed police to a parked car that matched. Troopers quietly sealed the ramps, then moved in. A Bushmaster .223 rifle was recovered from the car and later matched by ballistics to multiple shootings. (Image via Pexels)At about 3:19 am, officers found John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo asleep inside and took them into custody. A Bushmaster .223 rifle was recovered from the car and later matched by ballistics to multiple shootings. According to the FBI, the Caprice had been altered so shots could be fired from near the license plate, allowing the pair to stay hidden and leave fast.Key leads retold in Hunted by My Husband: The Untold Story of the DC SniperThe film walks through how early focus on a white box truck slowed things, then how breaks realigned the search. A fingerprint lifted in a separate Alabama case reportedly linked investigators to Lee Malvo. A fingerprint from an Alabama case reportedly linked investigators to a suspect (Image via Unsplash)Tips about a Caprice, along with records tied to license plates and prior stops, narrowed the hunt. The piece also notes the tarot card left near one scene and a series of notes that demanded money, which reportedly shaped police messaging and public alerts.“You have asked us to say, ‘We have caught the sniper like a duck in a noose.’”That line, delivered by Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose during the press briefings, captures the way investigators tried to keep contact while urging calm.Also read: Hunted by my Husband: The Untold Story of the DC Sniper (documentary) release date, where to watch, and moreThe rest stop arrests in Hunted by My Husband: The Untold Story of the DC SniperOnce the rest area was sealed, the tactics were simple and controlled. Unmarked units blocked exits. A truck was used to harden one side of the roadblock. The suspects were asleep, which reduced the risk. The rifle, a bipod, and other items were seized. Ballistics testing later tied the weapon to many of the attacks. These steps, shown in the episode through maps and photos, explain why the capture felt sudden to the public but was the product of days of steady checks and cross-jurisdictional work.Why Hunted by My Husband: The Untold Story of the DC Sniper says it was never randomMildred Muhammad’s testimony anchors the special. She says the shootings were part of a plan aimed at her and, allegedly, meant to mask an intent to kill her and take custody of their children. The episode places that claim next to known movements near her neighborhood and earlier threats reported by her family. Domestic abuse experts and former officers add context on coercive control and escalation, while acknowledging that investigators at the time were focused on stopping what looked like a spree against strangers.The episode closes by returning to the question in its title. The capture happened because a lead on the right car was shared, the right plate was seen, and a quiet perimeter allowed a safe arrest. The film then widens back to Mildred’s account, asking viewers to consider how reported warning signs can be missed until violence spills into public. According to the FBI, the rifle recovered in the Caprice was conclusively matched to multiple scenes, a finding that sealed the case once the arrests were made.Investigation Discovery has scheduled Hunted by My Husband: The Untold Story of the DC Sniper to re-air on November 2.Also read: DC Sniper’s brutal crimes- A complete timeline of events ahead of Hunted by my Husband: The Untold Story of the DC Sniper (documentary)
