Mildred Muhammad
Marriage to John Allen Muhammad: Clean up/copyedit
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== Marriage to John Allen Muhammad == |
== Marriage to John Allen Muhammad == |
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Mildred Muhammad married [[John Allen Muhammad]] in the year 1988. She met him when he serving in the [[United States Army]].{{Cite web |last=Shepard |first=Alicia C. |date=2012-09-25 |title=Terror in October: A Sniper’s Ex-Wife Speaks - Washingtonian |url=https://washingtonian.com/2012/09/25/terror-in-october-a-snipers-ex-wife-speaks/ |access-date=2026-04-20 |language=en-US}} They separated in the year 1999 due to [[Domestic violence|domestic abuse]],{{Cite web |date=2003-11-20 |title=Muhammad’s ex-wife recalls death threat |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2003/11/20/muhammads-ex-wife-recalls-death-threat/ |access-date=2026-04-20 |website=Baltimore Sun |language=en-US}} after which John Muhammad kidnapped their three kids, namely John Jr., Salena, and Taalibah, without Mildred's consent and kept their location from Mildred for nearly nine months. In the month of March in the year 2000, she received a restraining order prohibiting him from contacting her or the kids. |
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John Allen Muhammad later became known as the orchestrator of the [[D.C. sniper attacks|2002 Beltway sniper attacks]], a series of shootings that occurred in the [[Washington, D.C.]], [[metropolitan area]]. Investigations and court proceedings revealed that he had planned to kill Mildred as part of his |
John Allen Muhammad later became known as the orchestrator of the [[D.C. sniper attacks|2002 Beltway sniper attacks]], a series of shootings that occurred in the [[Washington, D.C.]], [[metropolitan area]]. Investigations and court proceedings revealed that he had planned to kill Mildred as part of his actions.{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2009 |title=Ex-Wife Of D.C. Sniper: 'I Was The Enemy' |url=https://www.npr.org/2009/10/05/113506785/ex-wife-of-d-c-sniper-i-was-the-enemy |website=npr.org}}{{Cite web |date=2009-09-26 |title=D.C. sniper's ex-wife recalls his desire to kill her |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna33030668 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=NBC News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Dvorak |first=Petula |date=October 6, 2022 |title=Perspective {{!}} 20 years after D.C. sniper attacks, we keep ignoring what it was all about |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/06/dc-sniper-mildred-muhammad/ |website=washingtonpost}} |
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== Advocacy and public speaking == |
== Advocacy and public speaking == |
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