D.C. Sniper Executed in Virginia

Bob Meyers said he had forgiven Muhammad for two reasons: "One is that God calls for me to do that in the Bible and the second thing is related to that. If I don't, it rots me from the inside out. It doesn't really hurt John Muhammad or anybody that I have bitterness against." Meyers' brother was killed by Muhammad and his accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, while he pumped gas.

Most of the witnesses to Muhammad's execution, which included law enforcement officials, family members of victims and others, did not feel Meyers same sense of forgiveness. Muhammad and Malvo destroyed many lives and, in much the same way that the 9/11 attacks shook the fabric of America, the attacks reminded everyone just how deadly two people with firearms can be.

Muhammad's execution took place without incident and he declined opportunities to offer last words and didn't express any remorse. In a statement read by his attorney, he proclaimed his innocence:

"Mr. Muhammad maintains his innocence in this case, and he always has. He is not remorseful, although he does extend his condolences to the families. What these families went through is tragic in every level. Given the injustices in this case, what Mr. Muhammad went through is equally as tragic," said J. Wyndal Gordon, the stand-in attorney who accompanied Muhammad when he defended himself in his criminal trial.