U.S. Park Police had little to go on to track down the young men who had turned the National Mall into their personal hunting ground, robbing and sexually assaulting unsuspecting tourists.
As the attacks brought increasing national attention to crime in D.C. during the height of the summer tourist season, pressure built to put those responsible behind bars. Critics claimed the U.S. Park Police couldn’t get the job done.
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