Mark Essex, the Howard Johnson Sniper

NEWSPAPERS

The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)

The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)

The New York Times

INTERVIEWS

Asher, Ruth. January 22, 2004.

Pitman, Charles, Lt. Gen., USMC (ret.). January 26, 2004.

Rantz, Edward. May 7, 2003.

Saacks, Antoine. February 3, 2004.

Solis, Kenneth. February 2, 2004.

Note: The author conducted other interviews with people who did not want to be named in this story.

POLICE REPORTS

New Orleans Police Department report, item numbers L-26533-72 and A-5440-73.

BOOKS

Hernon, Peter. A Terrible Thunder: The Story of the New OrleansSniper. 1978. New Orleans: Garrett County Press, 2001.