Prosecutors in Wash. Won't Charge (D.C.) Snipers (Muhammad & Malvo)

TACOMA, Wash. - Sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad and his teenage accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo will not face charges for a slaying in Washington state months before they went on their rampage in and around the nation's capital, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Prosecutor Jerry Costello said there would little point in putting on an expensive trial in Tacoma for the February 2002 shooting death of Keenya Cook since the pair already face the death penalty or life in prison in Virginia.

"We know Malvo killed Ms. Cook. We're convinced of that, and we're convinced Muhammad was an accomplice," Costello said. "We would not be able to obtain any punishment in Washington that would be greater than life without release or the death penalty, which has already been obtained."

Cook, 21, was shot in the doorway of her aunt and uncle's Tacoma home. Malvo told police and psychiatrists that the shooting was Muhammad's way of testing him.
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You can just get away with anything in America today.

What a crummy lesson for the children.

the death penalty for one, and life in prison for the other.

I'm only disappointed that Malvo didnt also get the death penalty.

are pregnant...Laci Petersen...then they give you 24/7 News coverage...
because the Anti-Abortionists are giving you the big $$$$$$$$$$$'s for coverage. Disgusting...The two should have ALL the MURDER CHARGES investigated and counted towards them...