Robert F. Horan Jr., who secured a murder conviction of D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo during his four-decade tenure as the top prosecutor in Virginia's largest county, died on Friday at his home. He was 90.
FILE Fairfax Commonwealth attorney Robert Horan Jr. leaves the Fairfax County Courthouse on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 in Fairfax, Va. Horan Jr., who secured a murder conviction of D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo during his four-decade tenure as the top prosecutor in Virginias largest county, died on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 at his home in Clifton, Va. He was 90. during his four-decade tenure as the top prosecutor in Virginia's largest county, died on Friday at his home. He was 90.
Horan served as Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney for 40 years before retiring in 2007. He continued going into the county prosecutor's office for years after his retirement because he loved practicing law and being a public servant, his wife said.