Posted on 01/12/2004 7:09:42 PM PST by Piranha
Perhaps $60,000 for fellow cell members! It really makes me mad that when these Saudis (and Palis) come in on student visas (to community colleges no less) when they drop out - the school does not give their names to the INS or FBI!
Ariel Sellouk failed to open his fathers beauty salon on Wednesday morning, Aug. 6, and was nowhere to be found. By noon his father, Michel, had called all the hospitals, and even the jail, without a clue as to Ariels whereabouts. All he knew was that Ariel had not shown up at his girlfriends apartment, as planned.
Knowing that his son sometimes played darts and chess at a certain pub on Fountain View, the elder Sellouk went there to seek information. What he discovered was Ariels abandoned automobile. Through a series of telephone calls, he obtained the address of one Mohammed Ali Alayed, with whom the Jewish young man had been seen.
Finding a Channel 13 business card at Alayeds 2520 Winrock St. apartment, Michel called the television station. Someone said there had been a fight and that police had been called.
The next stop was the Reisner St. police station, where Michel was told that Alayed had not been arrested, but that he had previous arrests. At another police station, it was said that Alayed had been arrested but Sellouk could not be told the charges. Then he was directed to file a missing persons report. It was at that bureau that he saw his sons name listed in the morgue.
According to Michel Sellouk, 25 hours had elapsed, but still no one had the courtesy or compassion to inform him of his sons murder. Clearly, identification had been made. He found out that Ariels business card and his drivers license (with his and his fathers address) were on his body. It was through sheer anxiety and persistence that the father even learned of his sons death.
It wasnt until 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, that the Harris County Medical Examiner called to ask for the murdered young mans next-of-kin. That was the only notification the bereaved father was given. To make matters worse, he was not permitted to see or identify his son because, he was told, Ariel had been identified in the morgue by his drivers license.
Alayeds roommate, who called 911, told authorities he had never seen Ariel Sellouk before. The roommate witnessed the slaying which, he said, happened without a fight, argument or warning. Ariels throat was slashed so violently that he was nearly decapitated. The roommate added that 23-year-old Alayed said he was going back to Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Ali Alayed had a record of selling drugs and failing to show up for his date in court. Since that time, he had become very religious.
Michel Sellouk learned that Alayeds student visa had expired and that he worked for cash, sometimes as an automobile valet. He is described as 62 tall with a muscular build, weighing approximately 185-200 pounds. He has dark brown eyes and black hair. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is pursuring the case as a possible hate crime.
Anyone who has information on the suspect, Mohammed Ali Alayed, is asked to call the Houston Police Department Homicide Division at 713/308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713/222-TIPS. JFS
Sellouk
Alayed
Inexcusable.
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It wasnt until 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, that the Harris County Medical Examiner called to ask for the murdered young mans next-of-kin.
Sounds typical. Houston city government is a cesspool of incompetence and corruption. If the Houston cops say religion wasn't a factor, you can be certain it is painfully obvious that it was.
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