Custody Loss Transformed Muhammad, Witness Says; At Talk of Children, Defendant's Veneer Cracks for First Time

From: The Washington Post | Date: November 8, 2003| Author: Josh White | Copyright information

John Allen Muhammad's eyes teared and his head slumped Friday as he listened to testimony about how attentively he used to care for his children and how he treated his alleged co-conspirator like a son.

It was the first sign of emotion Muhammad has shown at his trial, which is now four weeks old.

Although prosecutors called just two witnesses on an abbreviated day of testimony, both evoked emotional responses from Muhammad when they described him as a doting father who seemed to ...