FBI Director Robert
S. Mueller today made the following statement:
Tragically, a member of
the FBI family last night became the latest victim of
the Washington, DC, area sniper killer. Linda Franklin,
age 47, was an Intelligence Operations Specialist in
the Cyber Division at Headquarters, and had worked for
the FBI for three-and-a-half years.
Linda was a dedicated
employee, and she will be missed. I know I speak for
all of the FBI when I say that our thoughts and prayers
go out to Linda's husband William, her two adult children,
and her family and friends. The employees who worked
with Linda -- and all of us -- are deeply shocked and
angry over this tragedy.
An intensive, joint local,
state, and federal investigation continues on many fronts
to identify and track down the person responsible for
these cold-blooded killings. The FBI is putting extraordinary
resources into the effort. Currently, we have nearly
400 Agents assigned to this investigation, including
teams of new Agents in training who are working the
toll-free hotline.
I am confident that our
investigative team will find the killer and stop the
senseless murders that have devastated the families
of eleven victims and paralyzed the Washington area
with fear.
