Virginia police: Suspected Israeli serial killer Elias Abuelazam chose victims by their skin color

Virginia police on Thursday said that Elias Abuelazam, an Israeli man arrested in the United States for alleged involvement in a string of 18 stabbings that left five dead, apprently chose his victims by their skin color.

Abuelazam was stopped while trying to board a Delta Air Lines flight to Tel Aviv, Israel, said Rafael Lemaitre, a spokesman at U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The victims in the attacks have been mostly black, and police suspect the attacks may have been racially motivated. The youngest victim was 17; the oldest was 60. They ranged in size from 5-foot-4 inches and 120 pounds to 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds.

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