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Elias Abuelazam

Elias Abuelazam attends an extradition hearing in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser, File)

Man sentenced to life in Michigan stabbing spree

Ed White, Associated Press
FLINT, Mich. (AP) - A man convicted of murder in a 2010 stabbing spree in Michigan was sentenced to life in prison Monday, wrapping up the first in a series of cases against Elias Abuelazam...
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Etwan Wilson, 17, shows his knife wound and scar from surgery outside the Elias Abuelazam arraignment at 68th District Court in Flint, Mich., Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010.

Stabbings suspect guilty in Michigan

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FLINT, Michigan (AP) - An Israel-born man suspected of fatally stabbing five men and wounding nine others in and around a Michigan city was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder in the first case to go to trial...
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State rests in trial tied to Mich. stabbing spree case

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FLINT, Mich. (AP) - Prosecutors in Michigan have rested their case in the first murder trial for an Israeli immigrant accused of a deadly stabbing spree two years ago...
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2 more murder charges in serial stabbing case

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FLINT, Michigan (AP) - Most victims were black, but authorities have said there's no evidence that race was the key motive...
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Serial stabber to face extradition to Michigan

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ATLANTA (AP) - The attacks started in late spring, and a pattern emerged after a dozen more men were stabbed between late June and early August...
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Etwan Wilson, 17, victim of accused Michigan serial killer, Elias Abuelazam

Serial stabber victims seek answers from authorities

Mandisa Washington
VIDEO - Exchanges got personal and more accusatory as audience members voiced frustration with the answers given by the panel of community leaders and police...
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Serial stabber suspect also implicated in Israel attack

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RAMLE, Israel (AP) - A senior police commander said Elias Abuelazam was believed to have stabbed a close acquaintance during an argument in a parked car in Israel about six months ago...
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Serial stabber suspect's ex father-in-law speaks out

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VIDEO - Hirth told reporters that he believes his daughter left Abuelazam after he became violent toward her, citing verbal abuse and "some other things"...
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Fears remain in Flint after stabbing spree arrest

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FLINT, Mich. (AP) - The attacks began in late spring, with all but four of the 18 occurring the Flint area. The others were in Leesburg, Va., and Toledo, Ohio...
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Suspect charged for serial stabbings targeting black men

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ATLANTA (AP) - Police in Arlington, Va., said Elias Abuelazam was arrested there during a routine traffic stop last week...
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