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Alleged 'Underwear Bomber' and the Art of the Pro Se Defense

By David KnowlesSep 13th 2010 – 8:18PM

(Sept. 13) -- On Monday, alleged terrorist bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab announced he was firing his team of lawyers and would represent himself in court, but he's not the first high-profile defendant to opt for a pro se defense. It was back in 1975, in the case of Faretta v. California, that the U.S. Supreme Court...

Multistate Serial Killers Pose Special Problems for Police

By David LohrAug 11th 2010 – 10:49AM
Michigan State Police / AP

Michigan State Police / AP

(Aug. 11) -- Police will have a much harder time tracking a serial killer suspected of more than a dozen stabbings in Michigan because he also has been linked to attacks in at least two other states, an expert forensic consultant says. "There is a problem that always arises in geographically dispersed serial killings,"...

DC Sniper Makes Shocking New Claims ... to William Shatner

By David LohrJul 30th 2010 – 1:19PM
Chesapeake Sheriff's Office / AP

Chesapeake Sheriff's Office / AP

(July 30) -- Convicted D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo made shocking new claims about his crime spree -- during an interview with actor William Shatner. In the interview that aired on A&E on Thursday night, Malvo not only admitted to committing approximately 42 shootings around the country with John Allen Muhammad; he also...

Victims' Families Reflect Before DC Sniper Execution: 'I Could Pull the Switch'

By Andrea StoneNov 10th 2009 – 5:02PM

WASHINGTON -- As Bob Meyers made the long drive to the Virginia prison where John Allen Muhammad was to be put to death, he recalled the day seven years ago when he urged his brother to leave the Washington area. It was too dangerous to stay there, he argued, while the mysterious D.C. sniper remained on the loose. "His...

John Allen Muhammad News From the Web

  • 05/09/12 Bill Maxwell: Time to try and turn black youths away... Source: Marietta Daily Journal - Marietta GA On April 26, the Tampa Bay Times published a story about black-on-black crime and violence that focused on the Stop the Violence Coalition, a new neighborhood group.

Background on John Allen Muhammad

John Allen Muhammad (December 31, 1960 – November 10, 2009) was a spree killer from the United States.

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