John Allen Muhammad terrorized the Washington D.C. area with Lee Boyd Malvo, killing ten people in 2002. Muhammad, better known as the ‘Beltway sniper’, now sits on death row, his fate all but sealed. He is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Virginia.

According to CNN, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine denied a clemency request from Muhammad’s lawyers, closing off what is likely to be his last avenue of appeal early Tuesday. “I find no compelling reason to set aside the sentence that was recommended by the jury and then imposed and affirmed by the courts,” Kaine wrote in a statement released Tuesday. “Accordingly, I decline to intervene.”

Kaine’s statement came after the US Supreme Court rejected an appeal for a stay of execution from Muhammad’s lawyers on Monday. “We have allowed Virginia to truncate our deliberative process on a matter… that demands the most careful attention,” said Justice John Paul Stevens according to the New York Times.

While most Twitter users bid Muhammad a less than fond farewell, some used their tweets and the situation to argue against the death penalty:

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   anjxoxo (California) How do you feel about the death penalty? Are you ready for justice to be served? Or is a death sentence an unjust form of punishment? 09 Nov 2009 from web
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   whygreenberg (Brooklyn, NY) END DEATH PENALTY! RT @markknoller: SCOTUS denies stay of execution for DC sniper John Allen Muhammed…scheduled 2 b put 2 death tomorrow. 09 Nov 2009 from Tweetie
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   heidiweimer (Nashville, TN) RT @cnnbrk Supreme Ct refuses 2 block Tues execution of D.C.-area sniper//Seriously can’t believe we still execute n the U.S. Pray 4 him.#fb 09 Nov 2009 from web
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   melmarinda (Columbia, MD) So sad about tomorrow’s scheduled execution of the dc sniper in VA. I’m sad for his family…particularly his son. I remember being afraid.. 10 Nov 2009 from web
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   RazorSharp215 (Philadelphia, PA) As an opponent of the death penalty, am I the only one not celebrating the execution of the DC sniper? Legalized murder… HOW BARBARIC! 10 Nov 2009 from web
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   brodiehubbard (Los Angeles, CA) I don’t think killing people is right. I didn’t like it when the Beltway Sniper did it, I don’t like it any better when the state does it. 10 Nov 2009 from web
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   MzPortr (Novato, CA) The “beltway sniper” John Muhammad will be executed today. Not sure how I feel about that yet. 10 Nov 2009 from UberTwitter

Muhammad and Malvo were arrested in October 2002. Malvo is currently serving life in prison.

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