As two snipers terrorized the Washington D.C. area last fall,
law enforcement agencies from state, local and federal levels
scrambled for any lead that might solve the case, employing some
sophisticated technology in the process.  But this unusual case
had the more than 1,000 officers assigned to the case swinging
at curveballs, and like most cases, diligent police work with
some critical help from the public eventually solved it. That's
not to say the technology used here won't improve law
enforcement in the future. Emerging technologies such as
geographic profiling, ballistics information technology and
secure networks that facilitate interoperability were used in
this case and show promise for the future.  "Given what evidence
there was, I thought the investigation was run about as well as
could be expected and good use was made of the technology
available," said Jay Siegel, professor of forensic science at
Michigan State University.  Police used geographic profiling,
hoping to nail down the snipers' resid