[a fool in paradise]

They then forced the two to engage in sexual activity. Finally, they dumped chemicals on the two and fled, after stealing the woman's cellphone and car, and ripping their home phone out of the wall.

Was this a hate crime? Or a crime of passion of some sort?

The media is silent on motive. Forcing someone to engage in incest goes beyond "self-gratification". It goes into torture.

[wiggen]

thats like the Tenn case where they made the victims swallow chemicals to destroy evidence.

[freespirited]

Was this a hate crime? Or a crime of passion of some sort? The media is silent on motive.

I dont think it was a hate crime. I believe the mother was also robbed, but as best I can determine, the rape, beating, and pouring of chemicals in the son's eyes was just wanton thuggery/psychopathy.