'Chief Moose' has a new job and they're looking for "an angry white male in a white van"!
Posted on 01/24/2005 4:06:45 AM PST by johnny7
An Egyptian Christian father, Hossam Armanious, his wife and two daughters were found knifed to death in their home on Jan. 14. Police are investigating several theories, but religious tensions have been suggested as a potential motive. Armanious had been threatened during an Internet chat-room session, following his critical comments on Islam.
Hossam Armanious (47), his wife Amal Garas (36), and their daughters Sylvia (15) and Monica (8) were found in their house in Jersey City, bound and gagged with their throats slit and knife wounds to their heads and bodies. While police are suggesting a robbery as the possible motive, the style of killing has made friends and relatives see a link with Islamic teaching on killing unbelievers.
Armanious and his family moved from Luxor, Upper Egypt to the United States in the late 1990s to escape the growing anti-Christian violence in Upper Egypt. Such violence has seen many Christians killed and much Christian property destroyed in recent years. After settling in New Jersey, the family began making a new life for themselves. However, as a devout Christian, Armanious was outspoken about his faith, and continued to publicize the persecution of Christians in Egypt that had caused them to flee. He was known to have frequent vigorous debates on religion, including criticizing Islam, in Internet chat rooms. Two months ago, he received the threat that if he didn't stop these comments 'we are going to track you down like a chicken and kill you'. A parishioner of St George and St Shenouda, the Coptic Orthodox church they attended, said, 'They are trying to make us afraid, make us keep our mouth shut.' Armanious' refusal to keep quiet about Christian persecution under Islam may finally have caused the fatal stabbings.
Relatives of the family grew worried when they had not heard from them for several days. The extended family had been planning to gather together on Jan. 15 to celebrate Sylvia's 16th birthday. Early on the morning of Jan. 14 police broke into the family home and found all four in separate rooms. Autopsies have concluded that they bled to death from their multiple wounds. Sylvia, who had been known amongst her friends as 'very religious and very opinionated', seemed to family members to have taken more savage wounds than the others. She had a large gash across her chest and also stab wounds on her wrist. Though the slash on her wrist was near her tattoo of the Coptic cross, which all the family had, police have stated that it looks more like a defensive wound than an attempt to cut the tattoo.
Police officials and Coptic church leaders are attempting to downplay the religious link, asking people not to jump to conclusions. A break-in just a few months earlier had caused Armanious to increase security at the home, and as there were no signs of a forced entry police believe the family may have known their attacker. They have also reported that there was no jewelry or money in the house, with Armanious's wallet emptied and pockets turned out, leading them to the possibility of robbery as a motive.
However, family members who were permitted to enter the house to collect important papers have said that all the jewelry was there. These conflicting reports have added fuel to the relatives' outrage and some in the local Egyptian Christian community are calling for revenge. A deacon at their church has said that he is worried there may be a ripple effect following the murders, with both anger and fear growing. At the funeral several people carried placards saying 'Islam is not a religion.' The procession later descended into chaos as mourners started jumping on cars and threatening violence to a Muslim cleric who had attended.
Uh hunh... sounds like crack-head punks to me... absolutely How about a serial-killer... some white-guy... NRA member. Yeah... that's the ticket!
The longer it takes the authorities to solve this crime, the longer this is going to simmer.
NJ Jihad PING!
Let me guess,
'Chief Moose' has a new job and they're looking for "an angry white male in a white van"!
Robbery????? Right???? Someone is as dumb as a nit to believe that. Islamic Radical Terrorist are people who kill like that it is in their how to book.
Can't wait to see the wide exposure on "America's Most Wanted". /sarcasm
What race is the Chief of Police in Jersey City?
And I still love your Les Paul :-)
Looks to me like both the media and the police want this matter to just disappear.
American political animal,known for the distinctive cover thine own ass markings and self preservation activities.
Oops --es verdad - I spoke of specie not race.
Had this poor family been murdered by fanatical Christians, the story would be 24/7 must see TV on every network.
"all the jewelry was there"
May Be Hate Crime. Just May Be.
Chief Wiggum: Can't you people take the law into your own hands? I mean, we can't be policing the entire city!
Almost these exact words were uttered Friday by a Councilman in Springfield, MA.
A Getty gas-station/store has been having fights break out in the parking lot on a non-stop basis. The police have 'tried' to quell them to no avail. The owner was told “You better hire a cop!”
The city of Springfield is in 'Recievership'... which means they can't control spending money that they don't have. From the top down(excluding the new mayor), there is/was corruption and graft.
Basic services(police/fire etc.) had been cut back to provide for 'entitlements' during the reign of several previous mayors and a 'progressive' city council.
Now, Springfield's budget is dictated by Beacon Hill.
It is the worst city in MA.
Down in Jersey City, they want you to hire one of the off duty cops (at double time) to provide security. They won't let anybody else into town, so the cops get all the work.
Of course, since the cops are working their normal shifts, you can't expect them to be showing up in the middle of the night, so they'll just be on call. You pay them whether they show up or not.
BTW, when you make out the check, the officer's name is "Cash". Seems every cop in town is named "Officer Cash"...
On this one they are HYPER CAUTIOUS to jump to the obvious conclusions... but Hey if its a lie about Bush dodging the draft.... with no credible evidence... hey, there's no "might" involved.
Yup, the cops are morons.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.