The D.C. Sniper

[Proudbrothaman]

The case itself isn't that interesting to me, what is interesting is how it seems Lee Boyd Malvo is somehow being given sympathy for his role in the shootings. The whole case is being put in the lap of John Allen Muhammed. I keep hearing how Malvo was brainwashed and how he didn't really want to do it. Well call me a idiot but I thought he was considered a grown man when he commited these crimes. I don't give a damn who talking in your ear, at the end of the day YOU still make your own decisions. I can't believe this guy is getting somewhat of a pass, they both went out there and killed and wounded those innocent people. Malvo should suffer the same villian identity that Muhammad has. He should not be made out like he was an innocent kid who's mind was taken over. I know too many kids younger then Malvo who had a much tougher time growing up then he did, there not domestic terrorist, so I don't want to hear about his upbringing. He is a cold-blooded Killer and that's it, no brainwash victim, no innocent kid, a cold blooded killer

[charliekilothree]

I agree with you to some extent but I feel that he could have been coerced by a much older and stronger adult male at times. He should get some serious prison time but not the same sentence as John Allen Muhammed IMO.

[saraphen]

Malvo has already been sentence to life, and Muhammad to death in the Virginia murder. The current trial in Maryland is just in case the first one gets overturned on appeal. They will both have to suffer the consequences.

[charliekilothree]

Robert Metzger knew he was supposed to go to court when he received a subpoena to testify for John Allen Muhammad in the convicted sniper's trial for six Maryland killings.

But he had no plans to go until Muhammad's lawyer showed up at his door Thursday morning.

"That guy killed a lot of people," Metzger said after testifying that he saw two suspicious people outside a Bowie middle school where a 13-year-old boy was shot Oct. 7, 2002. "I don't want to be a part of that."

Metzger wasn't the only one reluctant to take the stand on behalf of Muhammad, who has already been convicted of one Virginia sniper shooting. As Muhammad mounted his defense Thursday, many witnesses he hoped to call ignored his subpoenas, said an attorney who is helping Muhammad.

"I've been threatened, I've been chased off people's property, I've had people's subpoenas balled up and thrown away right in front of me," said J. Wyndal Gordon.

Muhammad, who is representing himself, called several witnesses who saw other suspicious vehicles and people near crime scenes. Gordon said Muhammad would likely call three more witnesses Friday before resting his case.

For the witnesses who did appear, Muhammad had difficulty making his points.

He was repeatedly cut short by prosecutors and Montgomery Circuit Judge James Ryan as he tried to question witnesses that included a Secret Service handwriting expert and an investigator from Prince William County, Va.

Ryan said Muhammad was not asking proper questions and did not introduce evidence in the proper fashion.

The judge also quashed Muhammad's subpoena for Fairfax County, Va., detective June Boyle, who questioned Lee Boyd Malvo after he and Muhammad were arrested Oct. 24, 2002.

Muhammad wanted to question Boyle about notes she took during a lengthy interview with Malvo, claiming she fed details of the attacks to Malvo when he confessed. Ryan said Muhammad missed his chance to ask about the interview when Malvo testified and ruled against him.

Malvo agreed to plead guilty to the same six Maryland murders this week and gave a detailed, inside account of the planning and execution of the October 2002 sniper shootings that left 10 dead and three wounded.

Malvo, 21, was also already convicted in Virginia and is serving a life term in prison. Muhammad, 45, was sentenced to death. Prosecutors have said they sought the second trial in Maryland in case the Virginia verdict against Muhammad were ever overturned.

The pair also is suspected of earlier shootings in Maryland, Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana and Washington state.



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It's hard to imagine somebody actually testifying on his behalf. Kind of reminds me of the case involving Coiln Ferguson when he was representing himself after killing several people on Long Island commuter train. He made a mockery of the legal system in his trial.

I don't think Malvo should get a "pass". He killed people and he has to suffer the consequences of his actions. But if you expect me to put him on the same level as Muhammad, forget it. This boy wasn't a man when he committed these crimes, he was a teenager. And I don't want to say he was "brainwashed" cuz the connotation of the word for me doesn't fit the story, but I will say I believe the boy was influenced to do these things by an older man who preyed on whatever was inside Malvo that craved the attention the older man showered on him. I believe Muhammad calculated this whole thing and he used this boy for the tragedy he planned. And was it ever confirmed that the 2 were sexually involved?? I remember there was some questions about that some time ago but never heard any confirmation or if anyone had anything other than suspicions. If this is true then it adds a whole nother demension to the story. Even though I believe he got what he deserved- life in prison- I do feel sorry for the kid. His whole life is ruined by someone who chose to have a negative influence on his life as opposed to a positive one.

[Baba Ahmed]

All you kno is what the media fed to u. You were not privy to the State's evidences. Its understandable that many in cyberspace take part in cyber lynch mobs actions.... sensationalist media pimps can count on them.... at least for a few months.

You wrote above "call me idiot;" I wouldn't go that far.... but u did. The case is a done deal in reality as already pointed out. If anything taxpayers need to raise hell about their monies still b n wasted by cops and ambitious prosecutors.