New disclosures on the New Jersey murders from Maria Sliwa in the New York Sun, including information from Hossan Armanious’ father-in-law that the family’s jewelry was not taken:
Anies Garas, whose daughter, Amal, was among the victims, told me: “The police have vouchered all of the jewelry,” he said. “None of it was taken. In fact, my daughter was still wearing a ring worth $3,500 after she was murdered.” Mr. Garas says that though a small amount of money was taken, no valuables were removed from the house.
When Michael Meunier, the president of the U.S. Copts Association, met with the prosecutor last week he expressed serious concerns about the progress of the investigation. “The prosecutor told me that robbery was no longer the focus and acknowledged that this was the worst murder he has ever seen,” Mr. Meunier said. “He told me he believes it was a vengeful crime.”
Many Copts fear that New Jersey officials are caving in to pressure from Islamic lobby groups and the Egyptian government in order to “whitewash” this investigation. One of them, Rafique Iscandar, told me that he is fearful that investigators will discount the possibility that the murders were committed by radical Islamists who want to intimidate Christians in the United States, as they do in Egypt.
There is more, including statements from Hossam Armanious’ best friend. Read it all.