Maryland Sentences Malvo To Life
Published Thu, Nov 9 2006 1:03 AM
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It's another life sentence for Lee Boyd Malvo, to go with the one handed to him by Virginia.
(AP) Convicted sniper Lee Boyd Malvo was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for six murders in Maryland that were part of a three-week shooting spree that terrorized the Washington area in 2002.
The Maryland trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court included Malvo's chilling insider account of his trip across the country with accomplice and mentor John Allen Muhammad.
In a brief statement in court Wednesday, Malvo apologized for his role in the killings.
"I'm truly sorry, grieved and ashamed for what I've done," said Malvo, his voice breaking.
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He should be. Even so, he's getting off easier than the people he killed. It's still not too late for him to be given the death sentence for some of his killings. There are still more trials to come.
Justice is slow, but sure. This is one assassin that won't be back on the street.
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