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Teenage Sniper Suspect Faces Court Hearing

By Larry Abramson
Published January 13, 2003 at 11:00 PM CST

Washington, D.C.-area sniper suspect John Lee Malvo, 17, will appear at a court hearing in Virginia to determine whether he'll be tried as an adult for capital murder and face a possible death sentence. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

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Larry Abramson is NPR's National Security Correspondent. He covers the Pentagon, as well as issues relating to the thousands of vets returning home from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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