Suspected US serial killer nabbed en route to Israel

August 12, 2010 by legitgov

Suspected US serial killer nabbed en route to Israel --Abuelazam was arrested carrying expired Israeli passport 12 Aug 2010 A man suspected of killing five people in a rash of 20 stabbings in three US states over three months was arrested in Atlanta as he tried to board a flight to Israel, a US official said Thursday. "He was apprehended by US Customs and Border Patrol officers and the Atlanta Police Department and arrested as he was attempting to depart on a flight to Tel Aviv," said customs spokeswoman Sandy Hasegawa. --MSNBC: Suspect lived in Virginia and had been arrested on an assault charge in Arlington, VA -- but was released.