In all fairness, it’s understandable that people might suspect the perp in a beheading is an Islamic terrorist (or a Mexican drug lord, as another poster suggested) because Islamic terrorists and Mexican drug lords have been beheading people.
Though I didn’t post a comment saying so, my initial thought was, “Islamic terrorist?” But I brushed it off because the crime didn’t seem to fit. It sounded more like a crime committed by a lunatic or someone high on something like meth.
In fairness, a beheading with a big sword and no other info, you would be right — look for an Islamic. — a beheading with a stabbing knife, after stabbing 50 or 60 times, on a bus in the middle of nowhere, with no chanting or shouting — not top of my list!