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D.C. Sniper suspect Lee Boyd Malvo in 2003. |
WASHINGTON (AP)
--Convicted D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo said in a television interview that aired Thursday that he was sexually abused by John Allen Muhammad, his adult accomplice in shootings that terrorized the Washington area 10 years ago.Malvo also said there are still unidentified victims from the pair's shooting spree and that he contacted the families of some of those victims.
"Without anyone contacting me two-and-a-half years ago, I reached out and I did that," Malvo said in an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer that was aired on the "Today" show. "In five different instances in different states. But there was a point in time where psychologically, I couldn't handle it."
Malvo's accomplice, Muhammad, was executed by lethal injection in 2009. Malvo is serving a life sentence at a prison in Virginia. The pair were linked to 27 shootings across the country, including 10 fatal attacks in the Washington area.
"For the entire period when I was almost 15 until I got arrested, I was sexually abused by John Muhammad," Malvo said in the interview.
Malvo said he knew the killings were wrong but couldn't do anything to stop them because he "did not have the willpower to say no." He said he has forgiven himself for the killings.
Lauer said Malvo told a "Today" show producer this is the last time he plans to give an interview about his crimes.
