Far from the flashing lights of media attention surrounding the D.C. Snipers is a story of domestic violence and abuse that erupted in the small town of Tacoma, Washington before spreading across the country in murderous fashion to our nation's capital. In October 2002, the people who lived in and around Washington D.C. feared for their lives every time they left home. This is a true story of where the killing spree of the D.C. Snipers began. John Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo murdered 21 year old Keenya Cook in Tacoma February 16, 2002. Author Isa Farrington-Nichols found herself very close to these dangerous murderers. The first sniper bullet was meant for her. The book details the personal relationship she had with both John Muhamad and his wife Mildred Muhammad, who Isa helped to regain custody of her abducted children and escape from Muhammad's abuse.