[Jeff Head]

He tried to arrange and set up the scene to make it look like he and his family had been the victims of a hate crime because of his Muslim faith.

Police at the time indicated that his wife was actively seeking a divorce from Azad and that they have had a number of disputes over money and property. They claimed this was the motive. Was it? Apparently the jury agreed. Was there an element of Islamic "honor" killing? I would not discount it...but Azad never said.

He was found guilty of 1st degree murder with special circumstances in his trial on November 11, 2004.

On November 23, 2004, the Jury recommended the death penalty..

Then on August 16, 2005, he was officially sentenced to death row by Judge Cheri Copsey.

In addition to the death sentence, Judge Copsey gave Abdullah 80 years in prison for 5 other crimes including 3 counts of attempted murder (his kids), 1 count of arson and 1 count of felony injury to a child.

He's now sitting on Idaho's death row.

[IYAS9YAS]

Jeff, thanks for that update.

I was in Idaho (lived in Nampa, worked in Boise) at the time of the crime. I left Idaho in early 2004, so I missed the trial/sentencing. It was a very strange case - I still wonder about the computer angle and whether or not the wife stumbled on something.