Malvo To Victim: 'I Am Truly Sorry For The Pain I Caused You"
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A A +  (CNN) -- John Gaeta received a letter of apology this
week from the man who shot him point-blank in the neck at a
Louisiana mall in 2002.  The shooter was Lee Boyd Malvo, the
younger half of the so-called D.C. sniper team that terrorized
the Southeast and the nation's capital that year. Malvo is
serving a life sentence. His mentor in crime, John Allen
Muhammad, was executed in November.   Though Gaeta, 58, has
heard since 2006 that Malvo admitted shooting a man in Hammond,
Louisiana, it wasn't until last month that he received
confirmation from a pair of Hammond police officers.  Then came
Malvo's succinct letter, dated February 21, which arrived on
Monday.  "Mr. Gaeta," it read. "I am truly sorry for the pain I
caused you and your loved ones. I was relieved to hear that you
suffered no paralyzing injuries and that you are alive.
Sincerely, Lee Boyd Malvo."  Gaeta, who read th