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Supreme Court to Weigh Beltway Sniper's Sentence

updated

Aug 27, 2022 3:05 PM CDT

Maryland Court Wants Sniper Resentenced

Judges say juvenile protections have changed since Lee Boyd Malvo was convicted

(Newser) - Updated: While saying it has no expectation that he'll ever be freed, Maryland's highest court ordered resentencing for Lee Boyd Malvo in several slayings. The court's reasoning, announced Friday, is that constitutional protections for juveniles have been enhanced since his conviction; Malvo was 17 at the time...

DC Sniper Is a Married Man

Mar 11, 2020 2:02 AM CDT

DC Sniper Is a Married Man

Lawyer says bride is 'impressive young lady'

(Newser) - Lee Boyd Malvo, serving life for his role in 10 sniper killings that terrorized the Washington, DC, area in 2002, is now a married man. The 35-year-old, who was 17 when he committed the crimes, married a woman at the Red Onion State Prison in Virginia last week, Fox News...

DC Sniper Apologizes
to First Victim

Mar 4, 2010 2:41 PM CST

DC Sniper Apologizes to First Victim

Lee Boyd Malvo writes letter, is 'relieved' man is alive and well

(Newser) - Lee Boyd Malvo, the younger of the DC snipers, apologized to his first victim by letter this week. Malvo shot the Louisiana man in 2002 in what police figure was a test of loyalty to the older sniper, John Allen Muhammad. The pair slashed John Gaeta's tires in a mall...

Beltway Sniper Executed

UPDATED

Nov 10, 2009 8:25 PM CST

Beltway Sniper Executed

John Allen Muhammad 'quiet and relaxed' before lethal injection

(Newser) - The state of Virginia executed John Allen Muhammad, the so-called Beltway sniper, tonight, with the man who led the 2002 shooting spree that killed 10 dying of lethal injection at 9:11 EST. The 48-year-old was “quiet and relaxed,” a prison official tells CBS’ Andrew Cohen . “I...

Va. Gov
Denies
Clemency
to DC Sniper

Nov 10, 2009 11:13 AM CST

Va. Gov Denies Clemency to DC Sniper

Muhammad will be executed tonight in Virginia

(Newser) - Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has denied clemency for Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad, clearing the way for Muhammad's execution at 9pm tonight. Muhammad, whose appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court yesterday, will die by lethal injection, reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch . His 2002 shooting spree with younger accomplice Lee Boyd...

Supreme Court Won't Spare Beltway Sniper

Nov 9, 2009 3:47 PM CST

Supreme Court Won't Spare Beltway Sniper

Execution set for tomorrow as request for more time fails

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from John Allen Muhammad, also known as the Beltway sniper, clearing the way for his execution tomorrow. Muhammad’s lawyers said he needed more time to prepare his appeals. Although justices Stevens, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor questioned Virginia law for not affording convicts...

Questions Remain as DC Sniper's End Looms

Nov 8, 2009 1:34 PM CST

Questions Remain as DC Sniper's End Looms

Number of victims a mystery; Muhammed slated to die Tuesday

(Newser) - It galled her to do it, but Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote letters to convicted snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo: If you murdered my son, please confess, she wrote. She got no reply, and as Virginia prepares to execute Muhammed on Tuesday, the...

DC Sniper's Ex: Rampage
Was Scheme to Kill Me

Oct 6, 2009 1:17 PM CDT

DC Sniper's Ex: Rampage Was Scheme to Kill Me

Muhammad hoped to pass off murder on madman and regain custody of kids

(Newser) - The ex-wife of convicted Beltway Sniper John Muhammad was the ultimate target of his murderous 2002 DC rampage that killed 10 people. Mildred Muhammad says her ex intended to pass off her murder as the work of a madman and regain custody of their three children. She got wise to...