Lee Boyd Malvo

Feb 18, 1985

Lee Boyd Malvo born in Kingston, Jamaica to Leslie Malvo and Una James.

1990

Mother Una James left father Leslie Malvo and moved with five-year-old Lee to safer neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica.

1992

At age seven, Malvo witnessed a man killed by assailants while walking to school in Kingston, Jamaica.

1993

Father Leslie Malvo left Jamaica to find work in United States; Malvo begins experiencing transient placements and frequent abandonment by mother.

1999

Malvo moved to Antigua to live with his mother in a shack with no electricity or plumbing; mother abandoned him for approximately eight months.

Jan 01, 2001

Malvo shoplifted Bushmaster XM-15 assault rifle from Bull's Eye Shooter Supply in Tacoma, Washington area; Muhammad practiced marksmanship at adjacent firing range.

Oct 2001

Malvo and Muhammad arrived in Bellingham, Washington; lived in homeless shelter and joined YMCA; Malvo enrolled at Bellingham High School with Muhammad falsely listed as his father.

Dec 19, 2001

Malvo and his mother Una James were apprehended by U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service in Bellingham, Washington after domestic disturbance call; identified as illegal immigrant who arrived in Miami in 2001.

Jan 2002

Malvo released on $1,500 bond by Immigration authorities; shortly reconnected with Muhammad and began traveling together.

Feb 16, 2002

Malvo shot and killed Keenya Cook, 21, in doorway of her aunt's home in Tacoma, Washington on his 17th birthday; intended target was aunt Isa Nichols, who supported Muhammad's ex-wife in custody dispute.

Mar 19, 2002

Jerry Taylor, 60, shot and killed at Tucson, Arizona golf course; Malvo later confessed to killing under immunity (2006).

Aug 01, 2002

John Gaeta, 58, shot in neck with .22-caliber revolver in Hammond, Louisiana; Gaeta survived; Malvo later sent letter of apology in 2010.

Sep 05, 2002

Paul LaRuffa shot five times outside his restaurant in Clinton, Maryland; LaRuffa survived.

Sep 15, 2002

Muhammad Rashid shot while closing liquor store in Brandywine, Maryland; Rashid survived and later identified Malvo as shooter in court.

Sep 21, 2002

Million Woldemariam, 41, killed by three gunshots at package store in Atlanta, Georgia; Claudine Parker, 52, killed and Kellie Adams, 24, wounded in Montgomery, Alabama liquor store shooting.

Oct 02, 2002

DC sniper attacks begin; shot fired through Michaels craft store window in Aspen Hill, Maryland narrowly missing cashier Ann Chapman; 55-year-old James D. Martin shot and killed in Shoppers Food Warehouse parking lot in Wheaton, Maryland.

Oct 03, 2002

Five victims shot and killed in single day: James Lee Buchanan, 39 (Rockville, Maryland); Premkumar Walekar, 54 (Aspen Hill, Maryland); Sarah Ramos, 34 (Silver Spring, Maryland); Lori Ann Lewis-Rivera, 25 (Kensington, Maryland); Pascal Charlot, 72 (Washington, D.C.).

Oct 04, 2002

Woman, 33, shot and wounded in Michael's parking lot in Fredericksburg, Maryland (Caroline Seawell, 43, survived).

Oct 07, 2002

Iran Brown, 13, shot outside his middle school in Bowie, Maryland; survived his injuries.

Oct 09, 2002

Dean Harold Meyers, 53, shot dead at gas station in Manassas, Virginia; newspaper reports discovery of tarot death card at Bowie shooting scene with message 'Dear Policeman, I am God.'

Oct 11, 2002

Kenneth Bridges, 53, shot dead while pumping gas at Exxon station in Massaponax, Virginia.

Oct 14, 2002

Linda Franklin, 47, FBI analyst, shot and killed outside Home Depot in Falls Church, Virginia while loading car with husband.

Oct 17, 2002

Caller claiming to be sniper phoned to claim responsibility for September 21 liquor store robbery-murder in Montgomery, Alabama; this tip led to fingerprint match to Lee Boyd Malvo and led to capture four days later.

Oct 19, 2002

Jeffrey Hopper, 37, shot and critically wounded near Ponderosa Steakhouse in Ashland, Virginia; survived with help from wife and passersby.

Oct 22, 2002

Conrad Johnson, 35, bus driver, shot and killed while sitting in parked commuter bus in Montgomery County, Maryland; later died in hospital (final victim of DC sniper attacks).

Oct 24, 2002

John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo arrested while sleeping in 1990 Chevrolet Caprice (license plate NDA-21Z) at rest stop off I-70 in Frederick County, Maryland; Bushmaster .223-caliber rifle found in trunk.

Oct 25, 2002

Malvo charged with six counts of first-degree murder in Montgomery County, Maryland and capital murder in Alabama for September 21, 2002 liquor store shooting.

Oct 28, 2002

Malvo indicted in juvenile court in Spotsylvania and Hanover Counties, Virginia for same charges as Muhammad.

Oct 31, 2002

Malvo charged with armed robbery and first-degree murder in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana for September 23, 2002 killing of Hong Im Ballenger.

Nov 06, 2002

Malvo charged with capital murder in Fairfax County, Virginia for October 14, 2002 killing of Linda Franklin.

Jan 15, 2003

Fairfax County Juvenile Court Judge Charles Maxfield rules that Malvo will be tried as adult in October 14 shooting death of Linda Franklin.

Jul 02, 2003

Trial moved to Chesapeake, Virginia due to pretrial publicity (over 150 miles from original venue).

Oct 30, 2003

Malvo's case begins in Virginia; jury selection and trial proceedings commence.

Oct 31, 2003

Defense and Prosecution begin jury selection in Malvo trial.

Dec 16, 2003

Defense and Prosecution present closing arguments in Malvo trial.

Dec 17, 2003

Judge rules in sentencing trial that victims' families may testify regarding Lee Boyd Malvo's sentencing.

Dec 18, 2003

Virginia jury convicts Malvo of capital murder, terrorism, and use of firearm in commission of felony in connection with Linda Franklin's death.

Dec 19, 2003

Sentencing trial begins; relatives of victims testify.

Dec 23, 2003

Jurors begin deliberations on Malvo's sentencing.

Mar 2004

Malvo transferred to Red Onion State Prison, Virginia's maximum security supermax facility in Wise County; becomes youngest inmate at facility at age 19.

Mar 10, 2004

Virginia jury sentences Malvo to life in prison without parole for capital murder conviction.

Mar 12, 2004

Malvo transferred to Mecklenburg Correctional Center (state's main receiving center for convicted felons) in Boydton, Virginia.

Oct 26, 2004

Malvo enters Alford plea to murder and attempted murder charges in Virginia; pleads guilty to firearms charges; sentenced to life without parole for murder and eight years for weapons charges.

Nov 25, 2004

Pierce County, Washington prosecutor declines to prosecute Malvo for February 16, 2002 killing of Keenya Cook, citing existing life sentences.

May 2006

Malvo testifies against John Allen Muhammad at trial in Maryland.

Oct 10, 2006

Malvo pleads guilty to six counts of first-degree murder in Maryland (Montgomery County).

Nov 08, 2006

Malvo sentenced in Maryland to six consecutive life sentences without possibility of parole.

2009

John Allen Muhammad executed by lethal injection in Virginia.

Jun 21, 2018

Federal appeals court agrees that Malvo's four Virginia life sentences must be vacated based on 2012 Supreme Court ruling that mandatory life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional.