The Execution of John Allen Muhammed, Nov 10, 2009.

John Allen Muhammed is to be executed Nov 10, 2009 at 9:00 pm eastern standard time.
He, along with Lee Boyd Malvo, his teenage accomplice, were charged with killing a man as he pumped gas into his car. together, Muhammed and Malvo have are also referred to as the DC Snipers.

it doesn't seem long ago that these men were on a sniper spree. it was in 2002. and i can recall the tension, the not-knowing when they would attack. although the attacks were in the USA the vicarious trama that effected canadians was palpable. i had a friend that lived in the state of Virginia. i called him more frequently around the time of the shootings, just to see if he was ok. i remember when they'd shot at a lady in a shopping mall parking lot. i had called my friend, as always, to make sure he was ok. he told me he'd been at that mall only 45 minutes previously. he was startled and quite nervious. so was i. it had been too close an encounter.

i can't imagine being a relative to those that have already lost so much at the hands of this murderous rampage. whatever their motive Muhammed and Malvo shot at helpless and unarmed men, women and children.

this execution will be a small victory to those that lost their loved ones at the hands of these men.

our thoughts and prayers are with you.
xoxo