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Sniper case still haunts those it touched

Ten years after snipers John Allen Muhammed and Lee Boyd Malvo terrorized the region, those who were directly affected are still haunted by their memories.

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Sept. 22, 2012

Nelson Rivera and his daughter Jocelin, 13, reflect on the death of Rivera's wife, Lori Lewis-Rivera, in their home in the Sacramento area. Lewis-Rivera was shot to death by the D.C. snipers, John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, in October 2002 at a gas station in Kensington, Md.

Carl Costas / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

Nelson Rivera saved the wooden jewelry box that contains his wife's wedding ring and other items. Lori Lewis-Rivera was shot in the back while vacuuming a car at a gas station in Kensington, Md.

Sept. 22, 2012

Nelson Rivera saved the wooden jewelry box that contains his wife's wedding ring and other items. Lori Lewis-Rivera was shot in the back while vacuuming a car at a gas station in Kensington, Md.

Carl Costas / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

Nelson Rivera and his daughter Jocelin, now 13, who is blonde and fair and looks just like her mother.

Sept. 22, 2012

Nelson Rivera and his daughter Jocelin, now 13, who is blonde and fair and looks just like her mother.

Carl Costas / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

Items in the wooden box that belonged to Lori Lewis-Rivera included a snapshot of the couple with their young daughter, Jocelin.

Sept. 22, 2012

Items in the wooden box that belonged to Lori Lewis-Rivera included a snapshot of the couple with their young daughter, Jocelin.

Carl Costas / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

Nelson Rivera and his daughter Jocelin at home in California. Rivera, now remarried and with two children, ages 6 and 3, with his second wife, moved to California about seven years ago. A native of Honduras, he works in grounds maintenance for a school district.

Sept. 22, 2012

Nelson Rivera and his daughter Jocelin at home in California. Rivera, now remarried and with two children, ages 6 and 3, with his second wife, moved to California about seven years ago. A native of Honduras, he works in grounds maintenance for a school district.

Carl Costas / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

Nelson Rivera says he remains haunted by Lori's death. “I still can’t believe that happened to her,” he said. 'She was just so young, so young.”

Sept. 22, 2012

Nelson Rivera says he remains haunted by Lori's death. “I still can’t believe that happened to her,” he said. "She was just so young, so young.”

Carl Costas / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

Bob Meyers walks up from the basement of his home on in Perkiomenville, Pa., north of Philadelphia. Meyers is the brother of Dean Meyers, who was killed by the Washington area snipers in October of 2002. Dean was shot while filling his car with gas at a station in Manassas.

Sept. 11, 2012

Bob Meyers walks up from the basement of his home on in Perkiomenville, Pa., north of Philadelphia. Meyers is the brother of Dean Meyers, who was killed by the Washington area snipers in October of 2002. Dean was shot while filling his car with gas at a station in Manassas.

Ricky Carioti / The WASHINGTON POST

Bob Meyers holds a watch that belonged to his late brother, Dean. Meyers doesn’t know where Dean got the watch. But he said it is emblematic of his brother. 'When he hit the ground it stopped,” Bob Meyers said. “But it was a few minutes fast. Because that’s the way he always was. He was always on time.”

Sept. 11, 2012

Bob Meyers holds a watch that belonged to his late brother, Dean. Meyers doesn’t know where Dean got the watch. But he said it is emblematic of his brother. "When he hit the ground it stopped,” Bob Meyers said. “But it was a few minutes fast. Because that’s the way he always was. He was always on time.”

Ricky Carioti / The WASHINGTON POST

Bob Meyers also saved his brother Dean's old green canoe and the folded American flag that was on his coffin. Dean had served in Vietnam.

Sept. 11, 2012

Bob Meyers also saved his brother Dean's old green canoe and the folded American flag that was on his coffin. Dean had served in Vietnam.

Ricky Carioti / The WASHINGTON POST

Lori Meyers, wife of Bob Meyers, wipes dust from photos of Dean Meyers at their home. Dean is buried beneath a black and gold metal marker in a nearby churchyard, beside the graves of his parents.

Sept. 11, 2012

Lori Meyers, wife of Bob Meyers, wipes dust from photos of Dean Meyers at their home. Dean is buried beneath a black and gold metal marker in a nearby churchyard, beside the graves of his parents.

Ricky Carioti / The WASHINGTON POST

Bob and Lori Meyers at their home in Perkiomenville, Pa.

Sept. 11, 2012

Bob and Lori Meyers at their home in Perkiomenville, Pa.

Ricky Carioti / The WASHINGTON POST

The grave of Washington-area sniper victim Dean Meyers. Meyers was killed in October 2002 at a filling station in Manassas.

Sept. 11, 2012

The grave of Washington-area sniper victim Dean Meyers. Meyers was killed in October 2002 at a filling station in Manassas.

Ricky Carioti / The WASHINGTON POST

Bernard J. Forsythe, a retired captain in the Montgomery County Police Department and one of the lead investigators in the case, still has the simple log book where he jotted notes during the last weeks of the case.

Bernard J. Forsythe, a retired captain in the Montgomery County Police Department and one of the lead investigators in the case, still has the simple log book where he jotted notes during the last weeks of the case.

Brad Horn / The Washington Post

This is the log book kept by now-retired police Capt. Bernard J. Forsythe during the 2002 sniper case.

Sept. 27, 2002

This is the log book kept by now-retired police Capt. Bernard J. Forsythe during the 2002 sniper case.

Jonathan Newton / THE WASHINGTON POST

Pages of the log book kept by Forsythe during the sniper case.

Sept. 27, 2012

Pages of the log book kept by Forsythe during the sniper case.

Jonathan Newton / THE WASHINGTON POST

Charles Moose, former Montgomery County police chief, was head of the sniper task force.

Sept. 20, 2012

Charles Moose, former Montgomery County police chief, was head of the sniper task force.

Jonathan Newton / THE WASHINGTON POST

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