Speakers

Mildred Muhammad
Executive Director

After the Trauma (Washington, DC)

Mildred Muhammad was married to John Allen Muhammad (the DC sniper) for more than 12 years. She was with him as he evolved from an ardent young suitor, who told her she was the love of his life, to an angry inattentive husband. Mr. Muhammad abducted their three children and hid them in Antigua for 18 months, convincing them that their mother did not want them. After this incident, Ms. Muhammad had to learn to navigate the legal system, all the while making sure that he did not find her. She had no money, no job, and she was living in a shelter for abused women when she began her uphill battle to find and claim her children. When she finally got the children back and a judge in Washington State awarded her full custody, she knew that if she were going to stay alive, she needed to be both strong and smart. Mildred took her children and ran with them to Maryland.
Before he was finally arrested, Mildred’s ex-husband would be linked to 27 shootings—17 of them fatal. Currently, Ms. Muhammad is executive director of After the Trauma, whose mission is to helping survivors of domestic violence re-establish their lives. She shares her story with others in hope of helping other women in similar situations.