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Prosecutors: Malvo Laughed About Killings
Aired April 29, 2003 - 07:32 ET
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BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: We want to get to some chilling details that came out yesterday in this case with the sniper suspect. Prosecutors say that Lee Boyd Malvo was well aware of his right to remain silent when he told police he was the triggerman in a series of shooting last year. They told a Virginia court yesterday that Malvo laughed about the killing of Linda Franklin last October. He is to be tried for that crime, and a pre-trial hearing under way to decide whether or not Malvo's confession was legally obtained.
Patty Davis live with us this morning in Fairfax, Virginia -- good morning, there.
PATTY DAVIS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Bill.
Well, this hearing is expected to wrap up today. A Virginia judge being asked by defense lawyers for Lee Boyd Malvo to throw out those statements that were made during an interrogation on November 7th, after he had been transferred to Virginia to stand trial.
Those statements, as you said, absolutely chilling. Not only did he laugh about the killing of Linda Franklin, for which he faces the death penalty -- she was shot at a Home Depot, shot in the head. And he pointed to his head when asked where he shot her.
He also, Boyle says, laughed about the killing of Sonny Buchanan. He had been mowing a lawn in Rockville, Maryland at a car dealership when he was gunned down. Malvo, Boyle said, was amused that the lawn mower kept going on.
Now, the detective says that she read Malvo his rights at least four times before he started talking and she says that she asked him if he wanted an attorney and he said no, that he would tell them if he didn't want to answer a question.
Now, Malvo's lawyers say that he was just 17 at the time of the questioning, that his lawyers should have been there and when he did ask for his lawyers, that that questioning should have stopped.
Now, also yesterday, Malvo's court appointed guardian, who had been appointed just that day, said he was, he found out about the interrogation and was desperately trying to get into the Massey Building, which is right next to where we're standing right now where that questioning was going on. And police wouldn't let him in, basically escorted him from the building.
So that an issue here. The judge has a lot to ponder -- Bill.
HEMMER: Patty Davis live in Fairfax.
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Aired April 29, 2003 - 07:32 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: We want to get to some chilling details that came out yesterday in this case with the sniper suspect. Prosecutors say that Lee Boyd Malvo was well aware of his right to remain silent when he told police he was the triggerman in a series of shooting last year. They told a Virginia court yesterday that Malvo laughed about the killing of Linda Franklin last October. He is to be tried for that crime, and a pre-trial hearing under way to decide whether or not Malvo's confession was legally obtained.
Patty Davis live with us this morning in Fairfax, Virginia -- good morning, there.
PATTY DAVIS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Bill.
Well, this hearing is expected to wrap up today. A Virginia judge being asked by defense lawyers for Lee Boyd Malvo to throw out those statements that were made during an interrogation on November 7th, after he had been transferred to Virginia to stand trial.
Those statements, as you said, absolutely chilling. Not only did he laugh about the killing of Linda Franklin, for which he faces the death penalty -- she was shot at a Home Depot, shot in the head. And he pointed to his head when asked where he shot her.
He also, Boyle says, laughed about the killing of Sonny Buchanan. He had been mowing a lawn in Rockville, Maryland at a car dealership when he was gunned down. Malvo, Boyle said, was amused that the lawn mower kept going on.
Now, the detective says that she read Malvo his rights at least four times before he started talking and she says that she asked him if he wanted an attorney and he said no, that he would tell them if he didn't want to answer a question.
Now, Malvo's lawyers say that he was just 17 at the time of the questioning, that his lawyers should have been there and when he did ask for his lawyers, that that questioning should have stopped.
Now, also yesterday, Malvo's court appointed guardian, who had been appointed just that day, said he was, he found out about the interrogation and was desperately trying to get into the Massey Building, which is right next to where we're standing right now where that questioning was going on. And police wouldn't let him in, basically escorted him from the building.
So that an issue here. The judge has a lot to ponder -- Bill.
HEMMER: Patty Davis live in Fairfax.
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