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  Lee Boyd Malvo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lee Boyd Malvo (alias John Lee Malvo or Malik Malvo) (born February 18, 1985), along with John Allen Muhammad, was arrested on October 24, 2002 in connection with the Beltway sniper attacks.
Malvo was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Una James, a seamstress, and Leslie Samuel Malvo, a mason.
Lee appears to have attended high school under the name Lee Malvo in Jamaica before he and his mother emigrated to Antigua in 1998.
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Malvo was convicted of two counts of capital murder in the Oct. 14, 2002, killing of FBI analyst Linda Franklin outside a Home Depot in Falls Church, Va. One count alleges multiple murders in a three-year period; the second alleges Franklin's death was intended to terrorize the public.
Malvo, in his initial confession to police, had claimed to be the triggerman in all the D.C. sniper shootings, but subsequently recanted and said Muhammad was the shooter in all but the final shooting.
Malvo was 17 at the time of last year's sniper spree, and Attorney General John Ashcroft cited Virginia's ability to impose "the ultimate sanction" as his basis for sending Malvo and Muhammad to Virginia for prosecution.
www.firstcoastnews.com /news/news-article.aspx?storyid=12246   (940 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Convicted sniper Lee Boyd Malvo sentenced to life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Malvo, 19, was sentenced a day after Muhammad was given the death penalty by a judge in nearby Prince William County.
Malvo, wearing a gray sweater, light blue shirt and dark trousers, did not speak during the 10-minute hearing, following the advice of his lawyers who did not want his words used against him in future prosecutions.
Malvo's attorneys argued during the trial that the teenager was legally insane because he was brainwashed by Muhammad, whom he considered his father.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-03-10-malvo_x.htm   (627 words)

  
 CNN.com - Jury convicts Malvo of sniper murder - Dec. 19, 2003
Lee Boyd Malvo was found guilty Thursday of killing a woman during last fall's sniper shootings that terrorized Washington, D.C., and outlying areas of Virginia and Maryland.
Malvo's jury rejected defense arguments in the five-week trial that the defendant was indoctrinated by Muhammad, 42, a Gulf War veteran who befriended Malvo when he was 15, assumed the role of father, and then schooled him on weaponry and military tactics.
Malvo told mental health experts that he was the triggerman in only two shootings that authorities in several states have associated the pair with: the February 14, 2002, killing of Keenya Cook in Tacoma, Washington, and the October 22, 2002, death of Ride-On bus driver Conrad Johnson in Aspen Hill, Maryland.
us.cnn.com /2003/LAW/12/18/sprj.dcsp.malvo.trial   (1045 words)

  
 lee boyd malvo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
John Lee Malvo (born Lee Boyd Malvo February 18, 1985), along with John Allen Muhammad, was arrested on October 24, 2002 in connection with the Beltway sniper attacks.
A jury convicted Malvo of capital murder on December 18, 2003, and recommended a sentence of life imprisonment on December 23, 2003, which a judge formally agreed with on March 10, 2004.
In 2002, Lee travelled to Bellingham, Washington, where he lived in a homeless shelter with John and enrolled in high school with John listed as his father.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /lee_boyd_malvo.html   (645 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Lee Boyd Malvo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Lee appears to have attended high school under the name Lee Malvo in Jamaica before he and his mother emigrated to
Teenage sniper Lee Boyd Malvo has been given life in prison for a killing spree in the Washington area that left 10 people dead in 2002.
Malvo was convicted of killing Linda Franklin, 47, outside a store in Falls Church, Virginia, on 14 October, 2002.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lee-Boyd-Malvo   (2965 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner - The tragedy of Lee Boyd Malvo - Sunday | December 21, 2003
THE CONVICTION of Jamaican-born Lee Boyd Malvo on murder charges in the United States last Thursday is a poignant lesson on a teenager's life gone awry.
Consider, for example, the consensus in the testimonies of parents, classmates and former school teachers in Jamaica and Antigua ­ that Lee Boyd Malvo was an obedient, talented youngster, yearning for a father figure.
That Malvo should come under the influence of the apparently unstable yet charismatic John Muhammad, is one of those ironic twists of fate that many people who knew the Jamaican teenager would want to reverse and erase, were that possible.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20031221/cleisure/cleisure1.html   (376 words)

  
 LEE BOYD MALVO: MOTHER TRIED TO BREAK SON FROM MUHAMMAD'S INFLUENCE
Jamaican officials said Malvo was born in Kingston on Feb. 18, 1985, to Uma James and Leslie Samuel Malvo.
Malvo is a suspect in a liquor-store shooting in Montgomery, Ala., where police say he left behind a fingerprint on a piece of paper.
Malvo told fellow students he was ahead in his classes because he had been home-schooled.
www.papillonsartpalace.com /leeboyd.htm   (1180 words)

  
 The Pied Sniper - Was Lee Boyd Malvo brainwashed into a killing machine? By Dahlia Lithwick
Malvo is allegedly tied to the crimes by DNA and fingerprint evidence, handwriting samples, and—oh, yes—a lengthy taped confession in which he boasts of the killings, laughs at the dead, and says that given the chance, he'd do it again.
Accounts of Malvo's behavior in Muhammad's presence are equally striking: witnesses say the boy was never more than a few feet from the man, never took his eyes off him, and was ever watchful and wary.
Malvo's writings and drawings from prison reveal that his theology and philosophy were deeply informed by Muhammad's teaching.
www.slate.com /id/2088893   (1352 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - US sniper killings
LEE Boyd Malvo, the teenage sniper, was yesterday sentenced to life in prison for his role in the shooting spree that terrorised the Washington area and left ten people dead in 2002.
LEE Boyd Malvo was last night convicted of capital murder for his role in last year's sniper attacks in Washington, DC, after a jury rejected claims that teenager was brainwashed into taking part in the three-week reign of terror that left ten people...
LEE Boyd Malvo was legally insane during last year's sniper spree because of intense indoctrination by John Allen Muhammad, a defence psychiatrist has testified at Malvo's trial.
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 Malvo_trial2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Lee Malvo was the teenaged half of the "Beltway snipers" (the adult perpetrator being John Muhammad, who was 42 at the time).
(Lee Malvo was essentially indoctrinated to be a "child soldier" in an army of two led by his commander/father/spiritual leader, John Muhammad).
Lee Boyd Malvo, who was 17 and a legal minor at the time the murders were committed, has been accused of being the "trigger man" in the snipings, acting at the command (and, the defense is arguing, under the control) of John Lee Muhammad.
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 Tears for Lee Boyd Malvo - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
Malvo will be formally sentenced on March 10 for his part in the three-week shooting spree that left 10 people dead in the United States in October 2002.
She said she expects the Malvo saga to have minimal negative impact for Jamaica and this could be seen in the continuing upward trend in the tourism industry.
Malvo's downfall might be blamed on a variety of causes including a troubled childhood, lack of proper parenting which in turn lends itself to a desperate need for love and affection and a sense of well-being but the most profound reason came from the 18 year-old himself.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20040104T000000-0500_53883_OBS_TEARS_FOR_LEE_BOYD_MALVO.asp   (889 words)

  
 Lee Boyd Malvo found guilty in sniper killings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Prosecutors said Malvo's confessions to jail guards and police in the weeks after his arrest were the admissions of a sane, efficient killer.
Malvo's words as they emerged at trial also put the relationship between the two snipers on stage and began to provide a backdrop to the three-week sniper rampage that terrified the Washington region.
"Malvo was a member of the killing team," Ebert said, referring to the term he used frequently to describe the snipers to Muhammad's jury.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/03353/253013.stm   (758 words)

  
 CNN.com - Sniper Malvo sentenced to life without parole - Mar 11, 2004
Malvo, 19, was convicted December 18 of capital murder, terrorism and weapons charges in the shooting death of Linda Franklin, an FBI analyst gunned down outside a Home Depot in Falls Church, Virginia, on October 14, 2002.
Malvo's attorneys argued Muhammad brainwashed Malvo with anti-American and racially charged rhetoric, and molded him into a "child soldier" by isolating him from other people, exposing him to violent videos and computer games, and controlling his diet, sleep, personal hygiene and reading material.
Prosecutors came armed with their own experts and depicted Malvo's insanity defense as a "smoke screen." They said Malvo was aware his actions were wrong and conducted his sniper missions with cool calculation and a studied indifference to his victims' pain.
www.cnn.com /2004/LAW/03/10/sniper.malvo   (647 words)

  
 Lee boyd malvo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 RonaldReagan.Com Message Board: Lee Boyd Malvo Convicted in Sniper Shootings
One of the counts against Malvo alleged the killing was part of a series of murders over a three-year period; the other alleged that Franklin's killing was intended to terrorize the public.
Under interrogation, Malvo claimed initially to be the triggerman in all the Washington-area sniper shootings, but later recanted and said Muhammad was the gunman in all but the final shooting.
Malvo's lawyers called several experts -- including an authority on cults and an expert on child soldiers -- to argue that Malvo was vulnerable to brainwashing by the older Muhammad because of an unstable childhood in which his mother often dropped out of his life.
ronaldreagan.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=001172;p=0   (433 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Profile: Lee Boyd Malvo
Lee Boyd Malvo's childhood was dominated by poverty and uncertainty.
Lee and his mother left Jamaica when he was about 14-years-old and moved to the island of Antigua.
Lee Boyd Malvo has been charged with murders relating to last year's killing spree, but his defence team have said that they believe Mr Muhammad brainwashed him, leading him into a plot to kill.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/3178504.stm   (533 words)

  
 Lee Boyd Malvo :: Trial hears Malvo 'a cult of one'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- The jury in the murder trial of Lee Boyd Malvo got the case yesterday after his lawyer argued the teenager was completely under the spell of mastermind John Allen Muhammad when he took part in the Washington-area sniper shootings.
Malvo's lawyers have argued the 18-year-old was temporarily insane because of Muhammad's brainwashing, causing him to blur the distinction between right and wrong.
Malvo is charged with the Oct. 14, 2002, slaying of FBI analyst Linda Franklin during a three-week rampage in the Washington, D.C., area.
www.religionnewsblog.com /5429-Trial_hears_Malvo__a_cult_of_one_.html   (497 words)

  
 Malvo's earlier years laid out   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Chesapeake, Va. -- On the island of Antigua, where Lee Boyd Malvo was considered a promising and mindful student, the principal of his Christian school once paid a visit to the young boy's class to discipline him.
Malvo's attorney says that testimony described a key point in the life of the teen-ager now on trial on charges that he was part of what prosecutors call a sniper "killing team" that killed 10 people last fall.
Malvo was at York Castle twice, moving and attending another high school in between.
www.rickross.com /reference/malvo/malvo12.html   (904 words)

  
 Lee Boyd Malvo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
He and Lee Boyd Malvo are linked to ten killings and have each been convicted of a murder in Virginia, where Muhammad has already been sentenced to death.
And the judge agreed to a prosecution request to present evidence of other shootings Muhammad and accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo (news) are accused of.
Muhammad's Maryland trial is due to begin in May. He and Lee Boyd Malvo are linked to ten killings during a three-week shooting spree in 2002.
www.wikiverse.org /lee-boyd-malvo   (662 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Murder trial of sniper suspect Lee Boyd Malvo goes to jury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Malvo's attorneys have argued that Malvo, 18, is not guilty by reason of insanity because Muhammad, 42, "brainwashed" him to the point that Malvo temporarily was unable to distinguish right from wrong.
Malvo could face the death penalty if he is convicted of murdering Linda Franklin, 47, an FBI analyst who was shot outside a Home Depot in Northern Virginia on Oct. 14, 2002.
Two psychiatrists testified for the defense that Malvo suffered from an emotional disorder, called dissociative disorder, that clouded his ability to tell right from wrong — the legal test necessary for an insanity defense to be successful.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-12-16-sniper_x.htm   (639 words)

  
 John Lee Malvo - Juvenile Death Penalty
While little is now known about Lee Boyd Malvo, initial reports suggest that he was desperate for a father figure and 41-year-old John Muhammad seemed to fill this gap.
This letter highlights the fact that Malvo is a Jamaican national and a juvenile, and should therefore be spared the death penalty.
Lee Boyd Malvo was tried in the state of Virginia for the fatal shooting of Linda Franklin.
www.abanet.org /crimjust/juvjus/malvo.html   (1487 words)

  
 Lee Boyd Malvo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Muhammed and accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo, who was 17 at the time of the shootings, have already been convicted in Virginia.
And the judge agreed to a prosecution request to present evidence of other shootings Muhammad and accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo are accused of.
Judge John Ryan granted a request from county prosecutors to present evidence of other shootings Muhammad and accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo are accused of carrying...
lee-boyd-malvo.wikiverse.org   (636 words)

  
 Lee Boyd Malvo - innocent or guilty - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
Eighteeen-year-old Jamaican Lee Boyd Malvo is currently being tried in the United States for the murder of 13 persons and the wounding of six others.
In an interview on Question Time with Ian Boyne, Una James, mother of Lee, explained that the absence of a father figure in his life could have played a part in his development to the point where he is today.
If Lee Malvo is found guilty then he must face the full weight of the law.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /magazines/TeenAge/html/20031208T220000-0500_52821_OBS_LEE_BOYD_MALVO___INNOCENT_OR_GUILTY.asp   (310 words)

  
 Malvo asked for help - The Washington Times: Metropolitan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Malvo was traveling across the country with Muhammad, who now faces the death penalty for his role in the sniper rampage.
Malvo's attorneys say Muhammad, 42, indoctrinated the teenager into an "extreme brand of Islam" and "brainwashed" him to carry out the sniper attacks that left 10 dead and three wounded in the Washington area.
Malvo's attorneys began presenting their case last week, their witnesses have portrayed the defendant as an abused and abandoned boy who was ripe for brainwashing by a charismatic father figure.
www.washingtontimes.com /metro/20031202-100816-8756r.htm   (942 words)

  
 Lee Boyd Malvo to be tried as an adult - Silver Chips Online
Malvo is being charged for capital murder in Fairfax County, Virginia, where he will be tried as an adult and have a higher probability of being sentenced to the death penalty than he would in Maryland or DC.
Authorities say this evidence strengthens their suspicions that Lee Boyd Malvo and John Allen Muhammad, who is also being charged for taking part in the shootings, had plans to extort millions of dollars from the government.
Lee Boyd Malvo and John Allen Muhammad are suspected of the Washington DC area sniper shootings that occurred last fall, killing ten and wounding three.
silverchips.mbhs.edu /inside.php?sid=1391   (698 words)

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