Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Two Other 9/11 Defendants Agree to Plea Deal. Under the agreement the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay would serve life in prison and be spared the death penalty. By .

Disclaimer: This article contains mentions of murder, terrorism, and torture. reader discretion is advised. Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has been in prison for nearly two ...

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida's Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The development ...

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON—The Defense Department approved a plea bargain with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other Guantanamo detainees accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that ...

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged 9/11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan in March 2003 in this photo obtained by The Associated Press.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday.