It was October 14, 2023, and six-year-old Wadea al-Fayoume was preparing for a bath in his duplex home in Plainfield Township, Illinois. Moments later, there was a knock on the door. What happened after his mother opened the door reverberated across the entire globe.
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Audio Sources:
FOX – 2 KTVI, 15 October, 2023 – “Man Killed Muslim Boy”
The Guardian, 15 October, 2023 – “Landlord Accused”
The Herald News, 15 October, 2023 – “Plainfield Landlord”
Associated Press, 16 October, 2023 – “Muslim Woman Stabbed”
Associated Press, 16 October, 2023 – “Mourners in Heavily”
The Beacon News, 16 October, 2023 – “Hundreds Attend Funeral”
CE Noticias Financieras, 16 October, 2023 – “Killer”
CBS – 3 WRKR, 17 October, 2023 – “Mom Reveals”
CE Noticias Financieras, 17 October, 2023 – “Killer of Palestinian Boy”
The Guardian, 18 October, 2023 – “All American Boy”
USA Today, 18 October, 2023 – “Court Documents Detail Moments”
The Herald News, 20 October, 2023 – “Will County Advocates”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 2 October, 2023 – “Exclusive”
ABC – 2 WSB, 30 October, 2023 – “Landlord Accused”
The Beacon News, 31 October, 2023 – “Man Pleads Not Guilty”
Chicago Sun-Times, 30 November, 2023 – “Father”
The Beacon News, 3 January, 2024 – “Father, Activists”
The Herald News, 27 February, 2024 – “Mother of Boy Slain”
The Beacon News, 10 June, 2024 – “Mother of Fatally Stabbed Boy”
Chicago Sun-Times, 10 June, 2024 – “Mom of Wadea”
Chicago Sun-Times, 13 October, 2024 – “Plainfield Community”
TRT World, 14 October, 2024 – “Father of Palestinian Boy”
The Herald News, 13 February, 2025 – “Plainfield Playground”
Associated Press, 25 February, 2025 – “Mother”
Chicago Sun-Times, 25 February, 2025 – “Palestinian American Boy”
The Herald News, 25 February, 2025 – “He’s Killing my Baby”
Associated Press, 26 February, 2025 – “Police Video”
Associated Press, 26 February, 2025 – “Bloody Crime Scene”
Chicago Sun-Times, 26 February, 2025 – “Plainfield Landlord”
Chicago Sun-Times, 27 February, 2025 – “Landlord Accused”
The Herald News, 27 February, 2025 – “Defendant Wont Testify”
The Herald News, 27 February, 2025 – “Ex Wife”
Agence France-Presse, 28 February, 2025 – “Man Convicted”
Associated Press, 28 February, 2025 – “Jury Finds”
Chicago Sun-Times, 28 February, 2025 – “Plainfield Landlord Found Guilty”
Daily Southtown, 28 February, 2025 – “Plainfield Man Found Guilty”
The Naperville Sun, 28 February, 2025 – “Landlord Withdrawn”
Agence France-Presse, 2 May, 2025 – “Murderer”
Akron News-Reporter, 2 May, 2025 – “Man Sentenced”
Chicago Sun-Times, 28 June, 2025 – “Monument Dedicated”
The Post-Tribune, 29 July, 2025 – “Man Convicted”
