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John Allen Muhammad Executed for 2002 Beltway Killing Spree
By David Sessions - Politics Daily"D.C. sniper" John Allen Muhammad was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Virginia for the 2002 killings of 10 people around the D.C. area. Muhammad maintained his innocence until the end, but declined his opportunity to make a final statement. He accepted the customary final meal and spent his last hours with immediate family members. Muhammad was administered lethal drugs at 9:06 p.m. and pronounced dead five minutes later, according to the Washington Post. Seven years ago, Muhammad directed what law enforcement officials consider one of the worst crime sprees in American ...
Victims' Families Reflect Before DC Sniper Execution: 'I Could Pull the Switch'
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- As Bob Meyers made the long drive to the Virginia prison where John Allen Muhammad was to be put to death, he recalled the day seven years ago when he urged his brother to leave the Washington area. It was too dangerous to stay there, he argued, while the mysterious D.C. sniper remained on the loose. "His comment was, 'There are millions of people down here. It's pretty unlikely I would be involved,'" Meyers said. But he finally relented, agreeing to return to the family home in rural Perkiomenville, Pa., for the weekend. He was set to leave early Friday morning. ...
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