Prosecutors Seek to Try D.C.-Sniper Suspect as Adult

By Brian Naylor

Published January 14, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Prosecutors in Northern Virginia ask a juvenile court to rule that John Lee Malvo, 17, should be tried as an adult for the murder of FBI employee Linda Franklin. Malvo is one of two suspects in sniper-style shootings -- most in the Washington, D.C. area -- that left 13 people dead. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

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