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Victims and relatives prepare for sniper execution


Last Update: 11/04 11:00 pm
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Convicted sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad stands expressionless as he is sentenced to death for the shooting of Dean Meyers at the Prince William County Circuit Court March 9, 2004 in Manassas, Virginia. (Steve Helber, Getty Images)
Convicted sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad stands expressionless as he is sentenced to death for the shooting of Dean Meyers at the Prince William County Circuit Court March 9, 2004 in Manassas, Virginia. (Steve Helber, Getty Images)

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — For those wounded by the D.C. snipers and for the relatives of those killed, the emotions leading up to the execution of the mastermind behind the 2002 attacks vary as widely as those who found themselves in the cross hairs.

48-year-old John Allen Muhammad is set to die by injection in a Virginia prison Nov. 10th, seven years after he and his teenage accomplice terrorized the area in and around the nation's capital for three weeks.

Some family members can't wait to see Muhammad take his final breath. Others plan to make the trip to Virginia but never step foot on prison grounds.

And there are those who plan to spend the night at home with their families, satisfied that Muhammad is paying for what he's done.


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