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Event
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Details
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| May 26, 1986
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Ismail al-Faruqi attends iftar with Muslim Students Association
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Returned home around 11:00 PM.
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| May 27, 1986
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Attack on the Faruqi home
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Ismail and Lois killed; daughter Anmar el-Zein survives multiple stab wounds.
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| May 28, 1986
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FBI joins investigation
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News of the murder reported in major U.S. outlets.
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| May 30, 1986
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Funeral prayers at Masjid Muhammad
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Over 4,000 mourners, including dignitaries, attend.
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| July 30, 1986
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UPI reports vendetta speculation
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Motive theories begin to circulate in the media.
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| August 20–21, 1986
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Political assassination theories
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Regional papers report on possible Zionist threats.
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| January 17, 1987
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Joseph Louis Young arrested
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Identified through fingerprint match on glove at crime scene.
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| July 10, 1987
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Young found guilty
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Convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and other charges.
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| July 11, 1987
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Young sentenced to death
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Jury imposes death penalty.
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| 1990
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court remands case
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Original sentencing overturned; resentencing ordered.
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| 1993
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Death sentence reaffirmed
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Jury again returns death sentence following resentencing.
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| March 1996
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Young dies in prison
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Dies of natural causes before execution.
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| 2008
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IIUM conference revelation
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Al-Faruqi’s father’s supplication for his son to become a martyr is disclosed.
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| 2011
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Faruqi home listed for sale
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Media revisits murder due to house's violent history.
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