John allen muhammad biography

A fascination with violence

Dorothy Otnow Lewis, M.D. ’63, HS ’70, a clinical professor in the Child Study Center, recalls her childhood in New York City during World War II as painful and awkward. As children were choosing up sides for a game, she remembers praying, “Please God, let me be picked second to last, not last.” The little girl who was the object of so much teasing at school would once again see her prayers go unanswered.

At home, things were not always easy. She was tangled in an ambiguous relationship with her older sister, who liked to hide in dark closets, jump out and scream, “The green witch will get you!” But at other times, she helped Dorothy with her French homework, keeping her a week ahead of her classmates. A serious, often sad, child, Dorothy was urged by her mother to be more social: “shorten your skirts; be a butterfly.” But young Dorothy never felt much like a butterfly. She felt like an outsider, and she credits that feeling of isolation with her lifelong interest in society’s pariahs.

Her interest began in kindergarten, when a precocious desire to u

John Allen Muhammad

American serial killer (1960–2009)

"John Muhammad" redirects here. For the St. Louis politician, see John Collins-Muhammad.

John Allen Muhammad

Muhammad in the early 1990s

Born

John Allen Williams


(1960-12-31)December 31, 1960

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.

DiedNovember 10, 2009(2009-11-10) (aged 48)

Greensville Correctional Center, Jarratt, Virginia, U.S.

Cause of deathExecution by lethal injection
Other namesThe Beltway Sniper
The D.C. Sniper
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)Capital murder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Victims10 killed, 3 injured (D.C. metropolitan area)
7 killed, 7 injured elsewhere

Span of crimes

February 16, 2002 – October 23, 2002
CountryUnited States
State(s)Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Texas, Virginia, Washington state, and Washington, D.C.

Date apprehended

October 24, 2002
Allegiance United States
Service / branchLouisiana Army National Guard (1978–1985)
 United State

Who Were The Infamous D.C. Snipers?

Have you ever heard about the D.C. Snipers? They terrorized the Washington D.C. and Maryland area back in 2002. Here at Malloy Law Offices, LLC, our lawyers and staff enjoy learning more about historical fact in our area!

The mass murder of the D.C Snipers involved John Allen Muhammed and Lee Boyd Malvo. He assassinated somebody at a gas station here in Clinton, Maryland. John Allen Muhammad became a large part of American culture in Clinton, Maryland. Muhammed and his colleague, Lee Boyd Malvo, terrorized the Washington D.C area for many weeks in October 2002.

John Allen Muhammad’s Background

Muhammed was born on December 31st in 1960 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Soon after he graduated from high school, Muhammed married his first wife and joined the Louisiana National Guard. But in the early 1980s, he got into trouble twice. Once for failing to report for duty and another time for hitting an officer. He later separated from his wife and married Mildred Green and had three children and joined the U.S army. The Army seems to be a go

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