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