The Washington D.C. Sniper

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The Washington D.C. Sniper

• Rory McLaughlin
• EDU 290
• M-W 2-315
• http//WWW.CNN.COM/SPECIALS/2002/sniper.legal/inde
  x.html

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Sniper Suspects

• John Allen Muhammad
• 41 years old
• Father of four
• Converted to Islam
• Gulf War Veteran

• Lee Boyd Malvo
• 17 years old
• Jamaican native
• High School Student
• Lived in homeless shelter

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FACTS OF CASE

• Oct. 2, 2002
• Three-week shooting spree
• 10 dead
• 4 wounded
• Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia, and
  Washington D.C.

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THE EVIDENCE

• THE CAR- belongings found of Malvo and Muhammad
• THE RIFLE- key piece of evidence in car
• WHOLE IN TRUNK- fired gun out of back seat
• THE BAG- contained a rifle scope covered by white
  socks
• Notes- I am God
• Malvos confession as the gunman

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Lee Boyd Malvo

• Only his prints on the gun
• Laughingly describes shootings
• Malvo admits to most shootings
• Muhammad was spotter
• Mrs. Franklin

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VICTIMS

• James Martin, 55
• James Buchanan, 39
• Premkumar Walekar, 54
• Sarah Ramos, 34
• Lori Ann Lewis-Rivera, 25
• Pascal Charlot, 72
• Dean Harold Meyers, 53

• Kenneth Bridges, 53
• Linda Franklin, 47
• Conrad Johnson, 35

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Muhammads Trial

• Oct. 14, 2003

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Muhammad to represent himself in court

• -Judges urges Muhammad to reconsider his decision-

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The Verdict

• Found Guilty of Murder
• Life in Prison?
• The Death Penalty?

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Malvos Trial

• Malvo to plead not guilty
• Focus on his sanity
• Mysterious connection/relation with Muhammad
• Confession will be a major factor