Sniper planned to murder ex-wife

INVESTIGATORS are becoming increasingly convinced Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad went on his rampage because he planned to murder his former wife in what would appear to be a random killing.

Muhammad's second ex, Mildred Green, lives in Clinton, Maryland, 15 miles southeast of Washington which is why police believe he chose the capital and its suburbs as his killing ground, the New York Post said.

They believe he planned to terrorise the area with random sniper attacks, and then shoot Green.