Murder of the Faruqis
Timeline
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1986 | Ismail al-Faruqi attends iftar with Muslim Students Association | Returned home around 11:00 PM.[1] |
| May 27, 1986 | Attack on the Faruqi home | Ismail and Lois killed; daughter Anmar el-Zein survives multiple stab wounds.[2] |
| May 28, 1986 | FBI joins investigation | News of the murder reported in major U.S. outlets.[3] |
| May 30, 1986 | Funeral prayers at Masjid Muhammad | Over 4,000 mourners, including dignitaries, attend.[4] |
| July 30, 1986 | UPI reports vendetta speculation | Motive theories begin to circulate in the media.[5] |
| August 20–21, 1986 | Political assassination theories | Regional papers report on possible Zionist threats.[6] |
| January 17, 1987 | Joseph Louis Young arrested | Identified through fingerprint match on glove at crime scene.[7] |
| July 10, 1987 | Young found guilty | Convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and other charges.[8] |
| July 11, 1987 | Young sentenced to death | Jury imposes death penalty.[9] |
| 1990 | Pennsylvania Supreme Court remands case | Original sentencing overturned; resentencing ordered.[10] |
| 1993 | Death sentence reaffirmed | Jury again returns death sentence following resentencing.[11] |
| March 1996 | Young dies in prison | Dies of natural causes before execution.[12] |
| 2008 | IIUM conference revelation | Al-Faruqi’s father’s supplication for his son to become a martyr is disclosed.[13] |
| 2011 | Faruqi home listed for sale | Media revisits murder due to house's violent history.[14] |
References
- ↑ Charles D. Fletcher, Muslim-Christian Engagement in the Twentieth Century, I.B. Tauris, 2015, p. 213.
- ↑ "AROUND THE NATION; Islamic Scholar and Wife Slain in Pennsylvania", The New York Times, May 28, 1986.
- ↑ "FBI Joins Probe Into Murder of Islamic Scholar, Wife", Los Angeles Times, May 28, 1986.
- ↑ "4,000 Mourners Pray For The Soul Of Slain Islamic Scholar And Wife", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 31, 1986.
- ↑ "Faruqi murders may have been vendetta", UPI Archives, July 30, 1986.
- ↑ "Assassination motive behind al-Faruqi killings", New Straits Times, August 20, 1986.
- ↑ "Fingerprint led to arrest of al-Faruqi murder suspect", UPI Archives, January 17, 1987.
- ↑ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Louis Young (aka Yusuf Ali), 536 Pa. 57 (1993).
- ↑ "A jury Friday sentenced Joseph Young to death in...", UPI Archives, July 11, 1987.
- ↑ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Louis Young, a/k/a Yusuf Ali, 524 Pa. 373 (1990).
- ↑ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Joseph Louis Young (aka Yusuf Ali), 536 Pa. 57 (1993).
- ↑ "Inside the Capitol: Joseph Louis Young dies of natural causes on death row", The Patriot News, March 11, 1996.
- ↑ M. Badri, "Psychological reflections on Ismail al-Faruqi's life and contributions", The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, vol. 31, no. 2 (2014): 145–152.
- ↑ "Creepy! Philly Family Tries to Sell House Where Couple Was Slashed to Death", ABC News, October 27, 2011.