Stabbing Suspect To Return To Mich.

[Phil The Cat]

Source: ClickOnDetroit

UPDATED: 7:17 pm EDT August 13, 2010

FLINT, Mich. -- As the man suspected in stabbings in three states prepares to return to Michigan to face charges, authorities in his native county said Friday that he was also suspected in a separate stabbing attack earlier this year.

A senior police commander said Elias Abuelazam was believed to have stabbed a close acquaintance during an argument in a parked car in central Israel about six months ago. The commander said charges were never pressed and police dropped the case because the victim refused to cooperate with investigators.

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Roughly every four days since late May, police said the killer approached men on lonely roads at night, asking for directions or help with a broken-down car. Then he'd pull out a knife, plunge it into his victim and speed away; in one case he used a hammer. The youngest victim was 15; the oldest 67.

At least 15 of the 18 victims were black, but it was unclear whether the attacks were racially motivated.

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It is sad this sick, violent man has ruined the lives of so many.