DC sniper John Allen Muhammad to ask Supreme Court to block execution

[MohandasKGanja]

Originally Posted by Daphne

I can't wait for this fucker to get his. I drive every day past two locations on I-95 where he and his accomplice struck on my way to work. At least once a week I think about his poor victims and how they were just going about their days--pumping gas, going to the craft store--when they were murdered for no reason. It breaks my heart.

My brother worked across the street (and about 100 yard down) from the spot where the guy cutting the grass in front of the auto dealership got shot. That was the White Flint area. And I still occasionally drive by the shopping center (Aspen Hill) where the poor woman was shot waiting in front of the barbershop/hairstylist.

By the way, if political inclinations count for anything, Muhammad picked the wrong Supreme Court to ask for a stay of execution.

[Laxmobster]

Supreme Court won't halt D.C. sniper's execution - CNN.com

Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court refused Monday to block the execution of John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind of the sniper team that terrified the suburbs of the nation's capital in October 2002.
Known as the "D.C. Sniper," Muhammad is scheduled for execution Tuesday evening at a state prison near Jarratt, Virginia.
Muhammad, 48, has continued to profess his innocence during two lengthy trials -- including one featuring testimony from young accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo, whom Muhammad referred to as his "son."
With the Supreme Court denying his appeal, Muhammad, 48, is all but sure to die by lethal injection at 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Greensville Correctional Center.
The only remaining issue is a clemency petition to Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, who already has indicated that he is not apt to grant it.
Lawyers for Muhammad also could file additional appeals, although it is not clear on what grounds.



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Prosecutors say Muhammad, fueled by grudges against the Army and his ex-wife, plotted a cross-country shooting rampage, culminating in a killing spree in Washington.
During three weeks in October 2002, Muhammad and Malvo killed 10 people and wounded three while taunting police with written messages and phoned-in threats and demands. In notes left at shooting scenes, the snipers demanded $10 million to stop the shootings.
Prosecutors say Muhammad intended the killings to provide a smokescreen to cover up his real goal: He hoped to kill his wife, Mildred, and gain custody of his three children.
Defense attorneys and some supporters say Muhammad is mentally ill and suffered post-traumatic stress disorder during his service in the Persian Gulf War.
Muhammad was convicted of capital murder and terrorism charges in Virginia for killing Dean Harold Meyers, a Vietnam veteran cut down by a single bullet as he filled his gas tank at a Manassas, Virginia, service station.
Muhammad also stood trial in Maryland and was convicted of six murders there.
Malvo was tried in Virginia for the October 14, 2002, murder of FBI analyst Linda Franklin, 47, outside a Home Depot in Fairfax County, Virginia. A jury sentenced Malvo to life in prison after defense attorneys said Malvo, who was 17 at the time of the murders, was brainwashed by Muhammad.
Malvo testified against Muhammad at Muhammad's Maryland trial, calling him a "coward."

[witchcurlgirl]

buh-bye scumbag

[RevellingInSane]

Let the countdown begin! One less psycho to deal with!

[kingcap72]

Aww, isn't that too bad. Rot in hell.

[Seapharris7]

Originally Posted by Chilly Willy

The verdict should be that he gets killed by a sniper, but doesn't know when.

While I LOVE your idea, and I really do, I almost think it's just as cruel to know the day and time you will die.

Everyday, waking up... 10 more days... 2 more days... 8 hours and 17 minutes left...

[xXull]

Originally Posted by Chilly Willy

The verdict should be that he gets killed by a sniper, but doesn't know when.

Maybe it'll give him a sense of how millions in the DC area felt back then.

Maybe they should tell him "Hey! You're free!" and then snipe at him when he takes two steps out of the prison...except miss a few times on purpose so it registers in his mind what's going on.

[McJag]

Originally Posted by kingcap72

Aww, isn't that too bad. Rot in hell.

The good part is he fought against the death sentence and lost. I hope he is scared-just like all those poor people he terrorized. The ones he shot never got an opportunity to be scared.

[Sundance]

tick tock tick tock...........

[darksithbunny]

Why is he known as the DC sniper?
The killings happened in Maryland and Virginia. I don't recall any in DC.

Ok. ONE happened in DC.

James Martin 55 Deceased October 2, 2002, 6:04 PM Wheaton, Maryland James Buchanan 39 Deceased October 3, 2002, 7:41 AM Rockville, Maryland Premkumar Walekar 54 Deceased October 3, 2002, 8:12 AM Aspen Hill, Maryland Sarah Ramos 34 Deceased October 3, 2002, 8:37 AM Silver Spring, Maryland Lori Ann Lewis-Rivera 25 Deceased October 3, 2002, 9:58 AM Kensington, Maryland Pascal Charlot 72 Deceased October 3, 2002, 9:20 PM Washington, D.C. Caroline Seawell 43 Living October 4, 2002, 2:30 PM Fredericksburg, Virginia Iran Brown 13 Living October 7, 2002, 8:09 AM Bowie, Maryland Dean Harold Meyers 53 Deceased October 9, 2002, 8:18 PM Manassas, Virginia Kenneth Bridges 53 Deceased October 11, 2002, 9:40 AM Fredericksburg, Virginia Linda Franklin 47 Deceased October 14, 2002, 9:19 PM Falls Church, Virginia Jeffrey Hopper 37 Living October 19, 2002, 8:00 PM Ashland, Virginia Conrad Johnson 35 Deceased October 22, 2002, 5:55 AM Aspen Hill, Maryland

[greysfang]

Mmmm, because its the DC metro area.

[gas_chick]

Nah nah nah nah hey hey hey good bye.

[cmmdee]

Wonder what his last words will be, if any. Did he ever say he was sorry?

[*DIVA!]

DC sniper had a better ring to it. He terrorized this area, and no he never apologized..the punk ass bitch! He claimed he killed those people to hide the murder of his wife. That's a pussy excuse.

Dead Yet!?!

[kingcap72]

Originally Posted by McJag

The good part is he fought against the death sentence and lost. I hope he is scared-just like all those poor people he terrorized. The ones he shot never got an opportunity to be scared.

Yup. Karma is beautiful. For his victims, death was quick. He has time to think about it.