Friday, May 26
7:57 p.m.
In his closing argument, accused sniper John Allen Muhammad quoted Albert Einstein and Mark Twain, compared himself no more guilty of a crime than Jesus Christ or John the Baptist, and disclosed .22-caliber rounds were hidden in a large vitamin bottle in a sealed evidence bag. more...

12:52 p.m.
John Allen Muhammad’s defense ended when Judge James L. Ryan declined to allow the accused sniper to call a witness to a September shooting in Alabama. more...

Thursday, May 25
4:21 p.m.
The defense is expected to finish with witnesses Friday in the trial of accused sniper John Allen Muhammad. more...

3:57 p.m.
Ola D. Martin-Border, the sister of sniper victim James D. Martin, said this afternoon the trial of accused sniper John Allen Muhammad and the information learned from accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo, 21, has been worth the cost financially and emotionally. more...

1:56 p.m.
Accused sniper John Allen Muhammad questioned Prince William (Va.) Detective Ralph Daigneau about when police first obtained his DNA sample and about the search of a possible suspect in Stafford, Va. more...

Wednesday, May 24
6:12 p.m.
Accused sniper John Allen Muhammad smiled broadly as he began his defense. By his second witness, the smile had faded when his witness identified a man running away from a murder as African American instead of Indian as he expected. more...

12:53 a.m.
Accused sniper John Allen Muhammad cross-examination of Lee Boyd Malvo resumed this morning, with Muhammad growing argumentative at times with Malvo and Principal Deputy State’s Attorney Katherine Winfree. more...

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