A Ponderosa steakhouse in Ashland, Va., is where the police investigation of the suburban sniper and television's virtual one intersect.

Leaders of the manhunt for the suburban sniper have decided to tone down their news media presence amid concern that the gunman might be taking cues and encouragement from multiple daily police news conferences.

Stymied police were out in force across the Washington region today as a fear-tinged weekend dawned with confirmation that the roving suburban sniper had killed his eighth victim.

As the couple loaded up their red convertible, Ms. Franklin became the suburban sniper's ninth kill.

A1 Investigation's Challenges The search for the Washington-area suburban sniper has turned into an unprecedented, profoundly difficult and deeply frustrating manhunt.

A1 Sniper Evades Large Manhunt The suburban sniper who has killed six people eluded a widespread manhunt by 195 detectives.

We have no idea whether the suburban sniper on the loose inside the Beltway is a foreign terrorist.

Indeed, Jack Levin, a criminologist at Northeastern University, calls the suburban sniper "the adult version of the Columbine killers."

Stymied leaders of the manhunt for the suburban sniper had to discredit a crucial witness today as detectives revisited the scene of the latest killing in search of fresh evidence.

The victims could not be less provocative, going about the simplest outdoor missions of daily life but meandering into the sights of the suburban sniper terrifying the Washington area.