Sorry, I don't buy it.
Why not? Not all atrocities are committed by Islamic nutcases - Some are committed by your run of the mill, ex-con nutcases.
How do you explain the use of ATM cards? This guy had motive, means and opportunity - Case closed IMO.
Ditto
Ping thanks V.
This sentence sounds like something one sees on the cover of Weekly World News . . .
In another article (I think its the NYTimes edition today), it says they bound the family at gunpoint. Yet when one thief was recognized by the girl, he slight her throat and then the second guy slit the throats of the other three.
Why would thieves who get scared/startled slit the victims throats when they could have quickly killed them with the gun, especially if they had to get the knives from the kitchen?
Also, the second guy accused of murdering the three others was crying that he didn't do it. That he didn't kill anyone. That struck me as odd. Ruthless, heartless butchers don't usually cry like this guy did (Scott Peterson's remorseless demeanor comes to my mind).
Based on the pieces we know so far, my gut tells me something isn't right. I'm doubting this story.