Armanious killings update: first post-press conference report. Nothing much to it. More when available. From CBS:
With the suspect or suspects still on the loose, family members came to ask federal authorities to play a major role in this investigation.
“Up to this moment, we still suffer and we’re going to suffer, especially on occasions when we get together,” says Ayman Garas, the victim’s brother.
Their desperate search for justice brought them together on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. where family members of the victims met with NJ law makers like Senator Frank Lautenberg. …
And that is why family members also met with FBI officials to make sure every possible motive is looked at including suspicions the killings may have been an act of revenge over anti-Islamic comments Hossam may have made in a Internet chat room.
Jewelry wasn’t taken from the home but investigators say they’re still looking at a financial motive. At a press conference, a human rights group called for the justice department to take a greater role in the investigation.
The Hudson County Prosecutors Office is leading this investigation. Family members say they are happy with what that office is doing. However, they disagree with a number of theories prosecutors are pursuing including robbery.