'DC sniper' Lee Boyd Malvo marries while serving life in prison

I thought he was gay?

So did I.

I did too, wasn’t he lovers with his mentor? I was expecting that he was marrying a man who was another inmate and totally thrown off when they said women. Who are these women who marry incarcerated men, someone needs to study them from a sociological point of view. I’m mean at least you know where he is on a Saturday night and you don’t have to worry about domestic abuse, but there seems to be very little that appealing to marrying a prisoner.

[quote] Carmeta Albarus, a mentor to Malvo

His "mentor" is probably some religious fundie, who convinced him that he's no longer gay. And that he should probably marry - a woman.

For all we know, his wife could be one of Carmeta's friends.

[quote] Who are these women who marry incarcerated men, someone needs to study them from a sociological point of view.

Pour yourself a refreshing beverage. ID Channel's "Prison Wives," Season 1, is free to view right now.

Usually, I don't feel sorry for murderers, but I've always wondered about this guy. He was 17 and involved in that intense relationship with his older, co-killer. I have mixed feelings about him. I do feel sympathetic.

Yeah I was a little disappointed when I found out he married a woman, and not a man. I still think he's gay.

His mother basically left him with a stranger who abused him when he was a boy. The resulting high crime is quite sad. Women fall in love with prisoners all the time though. I can see a young woman feeling sorry for him and forming a relationship with him.

Either way, this whole story has just been waiting to be made into a critically acclaimed motion picture.

So much for prison being for punishment. Inmates should not legally be allowed to marry while locked up.

If it wasn't for the brainwashing by his sexy, yet mentally deranged, partner in crime, he probably wouldn't have ended up a criminal. He didn't have a criminal mind, nor motivation. It was Stockholm Syndrome, for sure! He thought he was in love with this man and was sexually seduced by him. He must have a really low IQ, coupled with being a teenager desperate for male affection, (that he probably never got growing up). What a sad story. A young man's life story ending at age 17.

To be fair, John Allen Muhammed was pretty hot.

If a guy like that had come on to me when I was 17 years old, I wouldn't have turned him down.

Tell me that Malvo (on the right) doesn't look gay.

I truly believe that Miss Carmeta is trying to make him straight.

Born John Allen Williams in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Ernest and Eva Williams, he and his family moved to New Orleans when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer; she died when he was three years old. After his mother's death, his father left. Williams was mainly raised by his maternal grandfather and an aunt.

In 1987, at the age of 27, he joined the Nation of Islam. As a member of the Nation of Islam, Muhammad helped provide security for the "Million Man March" in 1995. Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has publicly distanced himself and his organization from Muhammad's crimes.

Muhammad kidnapped his children and took them to Antigua around 1999, apparently engaging in credit card and immigration document fraud. It was during this time that he became close with Lee Boyd Malvo, a Jamaican illegal immigrant who later acted as Muhammad's partner in the killings.

Williams changed his name to John Allen Muhammad in October 2001. After his arrest, authorities also claimed that Muhammad admitted that he admired and modeled himself after Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda and approved of the September 11 attacks. Malvo testified that Muhammad had indoctrinated him into believing that the proceeds of an extortion attempt would be used to establish "a camp in Canada where homeless children would be trained as terrorists."

Muhammad was twice divorced; his second ex-wife, Mildred Muhammad, sought and was granted a restraining order. Muhammad was arrested on federal charges of violating the restraining order by possessing a weapon. Under federal law, those with restraining orders are prohibited from purchasing or possessing guns, as per the Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968.

Defense attorneys in the Malvo trial and prosecutors in Muhammad's trial argued that the ultimate goal of the Beltway sniper murders was to kill Mildred in order to regain custody of his three children.

Lee Boyd Malvo was born on Feb. 18, 1985, to Leslie Malvo, a mason, and Una James, a seamstress. The couple, who never married, lived in Kingston, Jamaica. Una James left Leslie Malvo in 1990, when Lee Malvo was 5 years old. James and Malvo moved to the hill-town of Endeavor, Jamaica, to be with her sister Marie Lawrence for almost a year.

They moved back to Kingston, and later to St. Martin. When Malvo was 9 years old he was sent to live with his aunt Marie, where he stayed for almost a year. In sixth grade, Malvo did so well on an entrance exam that he was sent to York Castle High School.

Jamaican pastor Lorenzo King baptized Malvo into the Seventh-day Adventist Church at 14 years of age in 1999. Malvo later moved to Antigua in 1999 to be with his mother. He registered at Antigua and Barbuda Seventh-day Adventist School, where he got good grades and also won a school award in the 100 meter run.

Malvo is an illegal alien.

Malvo and his mother, Una Sceon James, first met John Allen Muhammad in Antigua and Barbuda around 1999, where James and Muhammad developed a strong friendship. Later, James left Antigua for Fort Myers, Florida, using false documents. She left her son with Muhammad, reportedly planning to have him follow her later. Malvo was converted to Islam by Muhammad in March 2001, Muhammad also isolated Malvo from his mother.

Malvo arrived illegally in Miami in 2001, and in December of that year, he and his mother were apprehended by the Border Patrol in Bellingham, Washington. In January 2002, Malvo was released on a $1,500 bond. Malvo traveled to Bellingham, Washington, where he lived in a homeless shelter with Muhammad. Malvo enrolled in Bellingham High School with Muhammad falsely listed as his father. He did not make any friends, according to his classmates.

While in the Tacoma, Washington area, according to his statements to investigators, Malvo shoplifted a Bushmaster XM-15 from Bull's Eye Shooter Supply and practiced his marksmanship on the Bull's Eye firing range adjacent to the gun shop. Under federal laws, neither Muhammad nor Malvo were legally allowed to purchase or possess guns, with both classified as prohibited persons under the Gun Control Act of 1968.

Yep, he was sexually abused the first time when he was 5. I was the same age. This interview is actually a good example of how the psychological hold that childhood sexual abuse has on boys and men. I felt the same way growing up. I would give myself to other males (when i was young and older), and I didn't know why I was doing it. After years of therapy, it's still hard to wrap my brain around the need to sexually "act out" (have sex) with men.

[quote] Malvo is an illegal alien.

Can he still be executed under U.S. Federal Law, or is that why he is still alive?

The prosecutor and jury recognized that he was under the psychological control of a psychopath but still needed to be held responsible for his role in the murders he committed. They felt life without parole was sufficient.

Considering the history of abuse and the fact that the crime occurred when he was 17, the punishment might be a bit harsh. The brain is not fully developed until age 25...and that includes the ability of reasoning and problem solving.

It's really a shame because it sounds like he had a lot of potential as a kid. The adults in his life really made a mess of things and he had no say in any of it.

Malvo’s life was messed up and a part of me feels bad for him. The other part of me remembers how people in my neighborhood felt during their killing spree and then I don’t feel so bad anymore.

Erik Menendez (suspected gay man) also got married to a woman in prison.

I'm guessing that women are just better spouses for an incarcerated man. Women are probably better at putting money in your account (prison commissary), writing letters, driving over for a jail visit, etc.

Plus, he won't get beaten up or raped in prison, if they think he's straight R20.

Or maybe you're just gay and are looking for an excuse for it R14.

Nope R22. It was learned behavior that just continued year after year. I've never loved a man or had warm loving feelings for a man. I wish I had or could feel that love. But that's like me asking you to fall in love with a woman. It's not who you are. But if you learned how to have sex with a female as a child, you could do it, and enjoy it. The penis responds to touch and stimulation no matter who touches it.

Yes he was abused, but think back to the time of the shootings. It was Terrorism, pure and simple. Life in prison.

Now that he's married, and such a sweetheart, well by all means, fling those prison gates open wide and let him out!

[quote]If a guy like that had come on to me when I was 17 years old, I wouldn't have turned him down.

Yeah I think of myself at 17, I couldn't even imagine what I would do if I was living with and getting slayed by a Jamaican BBC everyday. Even adults do crazy shit when dickmatized. He was completely controlled by that man and didnt know any better. Its really sad that he will have deal with the consequences for the rest of his life.

R23 A bit off topic but do you mean to tell us that you’re a straight man posting on Datalounge??

r27 I identify as Bimale, because I'm not straight, but I'm not gay. It sucks to be trapped between two worlds. I want to be gay, but have always felt it was unfair of me to "lead on" a man who could became emotionally invested in a way that I would not. I'm just interested in men sexually, not romantically, because I was born hetero, but taught about sex from men, which was powerful and added to my sexuality. I didn't understand my attraction to females growing up. I wanted men, but only in a sexual way, not in a romantic way. It's been very frustrating, because I have wanted gay men as friends, but they don't want to be friends with me. So, in order to have gay friends I have to act like a gay ally, instead of a Bimale. I relate more to gay men than straight men. All of this has been a lifelong curse that never seems to go away. It's exhausting to be rejected by both communities. I feel very alone.

[quote]Yeah I was a little disappointed when I found out he married a woman, and not a man.

THAT'S what disappointed you?

How is it that Muhammed got executed so quickly, but there are others on death row who have been there for over 30 years?

It was after 9/11 and he had a "Muslim" name, so I'm sure that was enough for them to go through with it.

Actually, I think that the Feds are much faster when it comes to the trial and appeals process than the states.

Since this was a federal trial, it was done relatively quickly, as compared to the state courts.

Quit making up stories about being molestered, Poo Shoes. It's disgusting.

Rofl R33. I agree.