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John Gaeta tells CNN affiliate WVUE how he was shot in 2002 by convicted sniper Lee Boyd Malvo.

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Sniper's apology brings closure, no justiceupdated: Thu Mar 04 2010 09:54:00

John Gaeta received a letter of apology this week from the man who shot him point-blank in the neck at a Louisiana mall in 2002.

D.C. sniper's execution met with grief, bitternessupdated: Thu Nov 12 2009 09:43:00

Justice fell short with the execution of Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad, one of his victims' survivors said after witnessing his death by lethal injection.

Witness to execution: 'It was surreal'updated: Thu Nov 12 2009 09:43:00

CNN's Larry King talks to Bob Meyers, whose brother was killed by the D.C. sniper.

Sniper John Allen Muhammad executedupdated: Wed Nov 11 2009 03:42:00

Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad was executed Tuesday by lethal injection, a Virginia prisons spokesman said.

Sniper's ex-wife speaks outupdated: Wed Nov 11 2009 03:42:00

John Muhammad's ex-wife talks about the sniper shootings and her troubled husband. CNN's Jeanne Meserve reports.

Sniper's letters readupdated: Tue Nov 10 2009 09:05:00

CNN's Larry King talks to the family of D.C.-area sniper John Allen Muhammad about letters he wrote from prison.

Ex-wife of infamous 'D.C. Sniper' felt guilty about shootingsupdated: Tue Nov 10 2009 09:05:00

His shooting spree left at least 10 dead and millions terrified of bullets coming from an unseen sniper.

Supreme Court won't halt D.C. sniper's executionupdated: Mon Nov 09 2009 18:27:00

The Supreme Court refused Monday to block the execution of John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind of the sniper team that terrified the suburbs of the nation's capital in October 2002.

October terror: The D.C. sniperupdated: Mon Nov 09 2009 18:27:00

The D.C. snipers terrorized the nation's capital for three weeks in October 2002. Watch this timeline as the events unfold.

King: Remembering a defining moment of the 20th centuryupdated: Mon Nov 09 2009 02:32:00

To: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: The Monday Memo

Lawyers ask U.S. Supreme Court to block execution of Beltway sniperupdated: Tue Nov 03 2009 20:46:00

Lawyers for convicted Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad have asked the Supreme Court to block next week's scheduled execution.

D.C. sniper scheduled to die next monthupdated: Tue Oct 27 2009 17:39:00

Convicted Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection November 10, a Virginia corrections official said Tuesday.

Study: States can't afford death penaltyupdated: Tue Oct 20 2009 10:57:00

At 678, California has the nation's largest death row population, yet the state has not executed anyone in four years.

D.C. sniper's attorney seeks clemency from Virginia governorupdated: Tue Oct 13 2009 19:20:00

An attorney for convicted Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad, who is scheduled to be executed November 10, will seek clemency from Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine on October 22.

November execution date set for D.C. sniperupdated: Wed Sep 16 2009 11:52:00

A November 10 execution date was set Wednesday for John Allen Muhammad, convicted in a series of sniper-style shootings that terrorized the Washington area in 2002.

Virginia prosecutors want November execution for convicted sniperupdated: Sat Sep 12 2009 01:12:00

Virginia prosecutors are asking a state court to set a November 9 execution date for John Allen Muhammad, convicted in a series of sniper-style shootings that terrorized the Washington area in 2002.

D.C. sniper: 'Murder this innocent Black man' updated: Wed May 07 2008 17:07:00

John Allen Muhammad, who is on Virginia's death row in connection with the 2002 Washington-area sniper spree, has written to Virginia prosecutors saying he wants to waive all rights to appeal.

Time.com: D.C. Sniper: No Death-Row Appealsupdated: Tue May 06 2008 21:00:00

Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad is asking prosecutors in a letter to help him end legal appeals of his conviction and death sentence "so that you can murder this innocent black man"

Laughing sniper seeks helpupdated: Fri Oct 12 2007 16:11:00

Convicted murderer John Muhammad, the D.C. area sniper, laughs as he asks for help from death row

Sniper says he feels shame, guilt for murdersupdated: Fri Oct 12 2007 16:11:00

Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo said in a letter to CNN that he is still "grappling with shame, guilt, remorse and my own healing if that will ever be possible." And a social worker who has worked extensively with him said he draws self-portraits that often show him with a tear running down his cheek.

Malvo: Muhammad 'made me a monster'updated: Tue May 23 2006 11:46:00

Lee Boyd Malvo told a Maryland jury Tuesday that John Allen Muhammad "made me a monster" who aided in the 2002 sniper killings that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area.

Prosecutors press sniper caseupdated: Mon May 08 2006 09:21:00

John Allen Muhammad greeted court personnel with "Good morning, everyone," as he was escorted to the defense table Monday for a second day of questioning witnesses in his murder trial for the 2002 Washington-area sniper shootings.

Attorneys want prosecutor barred from sniper trialupdated: Sat Jul 24 2004 16:38:00

Attorneys for convicted Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad want the Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney's office barred from prosecuting their client's second murder trial, court documents show.

Two split reward in D.C.-area sniper caseupdated: Sat Mar 20 2004 17:47:00

Two men will share a $500,000 reward for providing information that led to the capture of convicted D.C.-area snipers Lee Boyd Malvo and John Allen Muhammad.

Sniper Malvo sentenced to life without paroleupdated: Wed Mar 10 2004 06:44:00

A Virginia judge Wednesday formally sentenced Lee Boyd Malvo to life in prison without parole for his role in the October 2002 Washington-area sniper killings.

Victims' families cheer sniper death sentenceupdated: Tue Mar 09 2004 17:05:00

John Allen Muhammad maintained his innocence Tuesday as a Virginia judge sentenced him to death for his role in the October 2002 sniper killings around Washington, but relatives of some sniper victims cheered the sentence.

Sniper Muhammad sentenced to deathupdated: Tue Mar 09 2004 07:19:00

A Virginia judge Tuesday sentenced John Allen Muhammad to death for killing Dean Harold Meyers -- one of 10 people shot to death during the October 2002 sniper shootings.

Convicted sniper's lawyers seek new trialupdated: Thu Feb 19 2004 11:35:00

Attorneys for convicted sniper John Muhammad say Virginia prosecutors never disclosed co-defendant Lee Malvo's jailhouse letters -- material they described as favorable to Muhammad and that would have been useful during his trial.

Sniper's siblings describe violent upbringingupdated: Tue Feb 10 2004 06:54:00

Three siblings of convicted sniper John Muhammad said he was regularly and severely beaten as a child by several relatives, including an uncle who beat another child to death at a Louisiana reform school.

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