John Allen Muhammad
John Allen Muhammad, 48, was executed by lethal injection at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Virginia, on the evening of November 10, 2009. Prison spokesman Larry Traylor said he made no final statement and died without complications. His attorneys argued he suffered from mental illness and Gulf War Syndrome and asked the governor for clemency, which was denied, and the US Supreme Court refused a stay. His attorney said he maintained his innocence to the end, and he met with relatives in his final hours, including one of his sons.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His attorneys said he was severely mentally ill and asked the governor for clemency, which was denied, and his attorney said he maintained his innocence.
Reported by: Virginia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
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