The D.C. Snipers: Murder Manipulation and a Lost Boy Pt. 1
7/13/202650 min
In the early 2000s, John Allen Muhammad and 16-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo terrorized the Washington D.C. metropolitan area in a killing spree that left nearly 20 people dead, all to conceal Muhammad's true target: his ex-wife. This episode traces Lee's turbulent childhood in Jamaica and Antigua, and how years of abandonment and abuse left him dangerously vulnerable to Muhammad's calculated manipulation. By the time Lee understood what he had been drawn into, his identity had been systematically dismantled and rebuilt in Muhammad's image.
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First 90 secondsVanessa Richardson· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hi, listeners. It's Vanessa. Before today's episode, I wanna take a brief moment to tell you about a show from Crime House's sister studio, Rewind, that I know you'll love. It's called Government That Doesn't Suck, hosted by professors Lindsay Cormack and Greg Jackson from History That Doesn't Suck. Ever wonder how the weather forecast on your phone is so accurate, or how your mail still gets across the country for less than a dollar, or who actually built the highway you drove on this morning? Each episode tells the surprising story of an American institution that you'll never look at the same way again. Listen to and follow Government That Doesn't Suck every other Monday on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or watch video episodes on YouTube. [dramatic music] This is Crime House. We all like knowing someone has our back, whether it's a friend or a family member, it's important to know they'll be there through the good times and the bad. Otherwise, life can feel daunting, and when people feel alone, they can make bad decisions. In the early 2000s, Lee Boyd Malvo desperately wanted someone to be there for him, and eventually, a man named John Muhammad stepped up to the plate. John gave Lee everything he'd been longing for: a listening ear, a shoulder