Who was John Allen Muhammad?

CONVICTED assassin John Allen Muhammad carried out a collection of coordinated shootings in and round Washington DC in 2002.

Muhammad was arrested in October 2002 and, regardless of pleas for clemency, executed seven years later in November 2009.

John Allen Muhammad was sentenced to dying for his function within the DC Sniper assaults

Who was John Allen Muhammad?

John Allen Muhammad was born John Allen Williams in Kingston, Jamaica in 1960.

Nonetheless, his household relocated to New Orleans, USA when John was simply three after his mom was identified with most cancers.

He joined the military aged simply 18 in 1978, and would stay in army service till he was honorably discharged in 1994.

In 1987, throughout his time within the military, John would grow to be a member of The Nation of Islam and would later change his surname to Muhammad.

After leaving the army, Muhammad met a lady named Una Sceon James and her son, Lee Boyd Malvo while he was dwelling on the Caribbean island of Antigua in 1999.

Malvo and Muhammad grew shut and, when Una left for Florida with out her son, moved to Bellingham, Washington, collectively.

The 2 traveled to the US with Muhammad's three youngsters, who Muhammad had apparently taken to Antigua with out the permission of their mom, his ex-wife Mildred.

After the 5 arrived within the US, Muhammad's three youngsters have been returned to their mom's custody by legislation enforcement.

Malvo, in the meantime, briefly reunited along with his personal mom, Una, in Florida earlier than they have been each arrested by border management.

After being launched on bond, Malvo would reunite with Muhammad.

Not lengthy later, the 2 would embark on a collection of robberies and shootings throughout a number of states, starting in February 2002 and ending when the pair have been arrested within the early hours of October 24, 2002.

John Allen Muhammad seen in his 2002 mugshot

Who have been John Allen Muhammad's victims?

The primary homicide Muhammad was linked to was that of Keenya Nicole Cook dinner, a 21-year-old who was shut mates along with his ex-wife Mildred, in February 2002.

He was then linked to - however not convicted of - an extra sixteen murders.

The ultimate ten shootings would grow to be referred to as the DC Sniper assaults, and all happened in and across the metropolis of Washington DC.

The primary sufferer of the DC Sniper assaults was James Martin, a 55-year-old who was shot and killed on October 2 in a grocery retailer parking zone.

The assaults continued till October 22, when bus driver Conrad Johnson was shot at simply earlier than 6am.

Conrad Johnson would later die from his accidents.

John Allen Muhammad was ultimately convicted of eight counts of homicide.

He was convicted on two counts of capital homicide in 2003 in Virginia, and an extra six three years later in 2006 in Maryland.

Regardless of Muhammad's doable involvement in extra murders dedicated in Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana and Washington State, these states didn't pursue fees towards him.

In October 2003, Muhammad's affiliate Lee Boyd Malvo, who was simply 17 on the time, was sentenced to 6 life sentences with out the potential for parole.

When was John Allen Muhammad executed?

John Allen Muhammad was executed on November 10, 2009 at simply after 9pm in Jarratt, Virginia.

The state of Virginia does enable inmates to pick out their technique of execution however, as Muhammad refused to select, the state defaulted to using deadly injection.

Muhammad made no last assertion earlier than his dying, which was reportedly witnessed by 27 folks.