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Lee Boyd Malvo

The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “American serial killer, co-perpetrator in the criminal sniper "DC Sniper Case"”. It now reads “American serial killer in the D.C. sniper attacks (born 1985)”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Criminal prosecutions; 2006 account”.
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A jury convicted Malvo of capital murder on December 18 , 2003 , and recommended a sentence of life imprisonment without parole on December 23 , 2003 , which a judge formally agreed with on March 10 , 2004 . He has since plead guilty to another murder, and is facing additional charges in several states. He was held at Red Onion State Prison, located in Wise County , Virginia's only supermax prison, prior to his extradition to Maryland in May, 2005 .1

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The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “American serial killer, co-perpetrator in the criminal sniper "DC Sniper Case"”. It now reads “American serial killer in the D.C. sniper attacks (born 1985)”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Criminal prosecutions; 2006 account”. Read the current article and compare.
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  • Criminal prosecutions
  • 2006 account
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