Judge finds husband, mother murdered at her home

Illinois Judge finds 2 bodies in her home
by Landon Howell
Owner & Editor - juiceenewsdaily.com


The news gets worse for an Illinois Federal judge who has been the target of white supremacist Matthew Hale.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Judge Joan H. Lefkow returned to her house in the 5200 block of North Lakewood Avenue after work and found the bodies of her husband, attorney Michael F. Lefkow and her mother, Donna Humphrey, lying in blood in the house..."

CNN has also reported that in April 2004, white supremacist Matthew Hale was found guilty on charges that he tried to arrange Lefkow's murder.

Hale is scheduled to be sentenced on April 6.

The Ice Palace Predicts...

• The national MSM will be having more and more stories about Matthew Hale and white supremacists (which it should).
  
• The national MSM will take in-depth looks at the circumstances surrounding this crime, especially if it can be tied to Hale (again, which it should).
  
• The coverage of this story will be widespread across the nation. Look for 60 Minutes or 20/20 or both to have exposes regarding this story and Hale's organization. (again, no problem)
• Look for this story not to "go away" anytime soon (which it shouldn't)
  

Now rewind a month or so ago:

© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com

The distinctive way in which a New Jersey Coptic Christian and his family were murdered resembled executions by radical Islamists shown on the Arab satellite channel al-Jazeera, according to relatives and a close friend.

Hossam Armanious, an immigrant from Egypt, was found Jan. 14 with his wife Amal Garas and two daughters, bound and gagged with their throats slashed. Authorities have not determined whether the murders are tied to Islamic radicals, but they say Armanious received a death threat from a Muslim through an Internet chat service.

Now, people close to the family have told researcher and author Robert Spencer that an eyewitness of the bodies at the funeral home says he clearly saw that each of the family members had not suffered "stab wounds to the throat," as the prosecutor's report states, but horizontal slits in their throats, along with two holes bored below the slits. The eyewitness also was able to see that the wrists of the youngest daughter were cut. The tattoo of the cross on the inside of one wrist was not defaced, however, said the witness, who added that he could not see the wrists of the other family members.

Spencer noted that shortly after the murders, members of the Egyptian consulate went to visit Armonious's relatives to encourage them to keep quiet.

The relatives want to reserve judgment until the results of the case are released, Spencer said, but "they did say that the way the four family members were bound and gagged and the way their throats were slit with holes carved is similar to executions that are shown on al-Jazeera."

The American public is not aware of this because the details of the executions are not often described in news accounts, Spencer noted.

Authorities are examining robbery as a possible motive, but contrary to many news reports, none of the family's jewelry was taken, including a $3,500 ring Amal was wearing at the time of her murder.

Spencer, who has reported the case through his weblog Jihad Watch, says it's still possible the murder was not Muslim-motivated, but the investigators have not taken steps to ensure a fair review of the evidence.

"There are too many holes here, too many inconsistencies in the official story," he writes.

Also, from The Corner:

---The older daughter, aged 16, was "very religious and very opinionated.... The heartless killer not only slit Sylvia's throat, but also sliced a huge gash in her chest and stabbed her in the wrist, where she had a tattoo of a Coptic cross.

Now, given *this* story, The Ice Palace predicts:

• The national MSM will let this story fall by the wayside, because the killers are not considered to be "white supremacists", and the story is therefore not considered newsworthy.
  
• The national MSM will not do in-depth investigations into the circumstances surrounding this crime, as everyone knows that Islam is a "religion of peace," and we need to be more tolerant and understanding of their ways, and not in any way judgmental regarding their actions.
  
• Look for the conclusions of this story (when they are determined) to be a footnote (if that) on page 7 of the New York Times, months from now, upon conclusion of the investigation.
  

The Ice Palace wants to make it clear that we have nothing against in-depth coverage of the prosecution of the murderous white supremacist barbarians who may have perpetrated the crime against the judge's family. But look for attention to the murderous Muslim barbarian(s) who brutally butchered the Armanious family to get short shrift in the PC-charged world of the MSM. I have a fundamental problem with that.
-Psycmeistr-