Coverage of the Virginia and Maryland sniper trials.
Sniper Shootings
Jurors might not have sentenced convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad to death if they had known that he was abused as a child, that he has brain damage and that there were conflicting witness accounts to some of the shootings, Muhammad's appeals lawyers argued in court papers this week.
 
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY: Sniper Judge Is Named to Appeals Court (Post, November 27, 2007, Page B04)
 
Muhammad's Six Convictions Upheld in Md.: Judge Compares Blanket of Fear To That Cast by Jack the Ripper (Post, November 6, 2007, Page B06)
 
Malvo Offers an Apology By Phone: Five Years Later, Sniper Talks to Ariz. Victim's Daughter (Post, October 3, 2007, Page B01)
 
MONTGOMERY COUNTY: Public Defenders Appeal Sniper's Convictions (Post, June 12, 2007, Page B03)
 
Malvo Apologizes at Md. Sentencing: 'Grieved and Ashamed' Sniper Receives Six Consecutive Life Terms (Post, November 9, 2006, Page B01)
 
SNIPER ATTACKS: Malvo Admits to 2002 Slaying in Arizona (Post, October 28, 2006, Page B06)
 
Malvo Questioned In Arizona Shooting (Post, October 27, 2006, Page B01)
 
Malvo Pleads Guilty to Montgomery Slayings (Post, October 11, 2006, Page B01)
 
Celebrated FBI Agent Will Retire Haunted by Those Who Got Away (Post, August 28, 2006, Page B01)
 
Malvo Claims 4 Other Shootings, Source Says: List of Snipers' Confirmed and Suspected Attacks Across U.S. Grows to 27 -- 17 Fatal (Post, June 16, 2006, Page A01)
 
Muhammad Gets 6 Life Terms in Md. (Post, June 2, 2006, Page B01)
 
Conspiracy All Around, Sniper Insists: 3-Hour Closing Speech Mentions Lies, Bible (Post, May 27, 2006, Page B01)
 
Closing Arguments Start in Sniper Trial: Verdict Could Come as Early as Tonight (Post, May 26, 2006; 7:24 PM)
 
Witnesses In Sniper Trial Wary: Defense Attorney Says Subpoenas Ignored (Post, May 26, 2006, Page B01)
 
Malvo Describes Two-Step Plan: Phase Two Involved Blowing Up Schools, Children's Hospitals (Post, May 24, 2006, Page A01)
 
Muhammad Questions Fairness of Maryland Trial: Malvo Is Expected to Testify for Prosecution Today About 2002 Shootings in Montgomery (Post, May 23, 2006, Page B06)
 
In Malvo's Testimony, Hope for Full Story: Witness May Prove Hard to Control (Post, May 22, 2006, Page B01)
 
MONTGOMERY TRIAL: Sniper Slayings Tied to Rifle Found in Muhammad's Car (Post, May 20, 2006, Page B02)
 
SNIPER TRIAL: Malvo May Implicate Muhammad in 5 of 6 Slayings, Source Says (Post, May 19, 2006, Page B02)
 
Muhammad's Metamorphosis Impresses Some Trial Observers (Post, May 18, 2006, Page A01)
 
Jury Sees Car Allegedly Used by Muhammad: Focus Turns to Physical Evidence Said to Link Defendant to 2002 Shootings (Post, May 18, 2006, Page B05)
 
Witness Indicates Malvo's Cooperation With Police: Sniper Implicated Muhammad, Md. Court Is Told (Post, May 17, 2006, Page B08)
 
Malvo Cooperating With Sniper Investigators (Post, May 16, 2006; 12:12 PM)
 
MONTGOMERY SNIPER TRIAL: Witnesses Recall Contacts They Had With Muhammad (Post, May 16, 2006, Page B09)
 
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