Episode 31: Seeking Refuge

Iraqi refugee Ahmed Al-Jumaili is murdered day after arriving in his new home in Dallas, Texas. Was his murder a random act of violence or a hate crime? Erin and Shea discuss how true crime is viewed through a lens of current events in this devastating story from 2015. 

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Sources:

1. CAIR: Council on American-Islamic Relations. Retrieved from https://www.cair.com/

2. Cardona, Claire. 2016. Trial Begins for Teen Accused of Killing Iraqi Refugee While He Enjoyed First Snowfall. Dallas Morning News. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2016/05/18/trial-begins-in-teen-accused-of-killing-iraqi-refugee-while-he-enjoyed-first-snowfall.

3. Dallas police rule out hate crime. (2015, March 13). BBC News. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31877923

4. Fisher, M. (2015, March 7). The murder of Ahmed Al-Jumaili in Texas should be a front-page story. Vox. Retrieved from https://www.vox.com/2015/3/7/8165583/ahmed-al-jumaili-killed-texas

5. Goins, D. (2016, May 18). Trial begins for man accused of killing refugee playing in snow. ABC WFAA 8. Retrieved from https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/trial-begins-for-man-accused-of-killing-refugee-playing-in-snow/287-202117387

6.  Hameed, Y. (2015, March 10). Ahmed Al-Jumaili fled Iraq to escape Isis, only to be gunned down in Dallas, Texas. As a Muslim, his murder terrifies me. The Independent. Retrieved from http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/ahmed-al-jumaili-fled-iraq-to-escape-isis-only-to-be-gunned-down-in-dallas-texas-as-a-muslim-his-10097387.html 

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11. Paul, J. (2015, March 13). Wife Of Iraqi Native “Relieved” Shooting Suspect Caught. CBS DFW 21. Retrieved from https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/03/13/wife-of-iraqi-native-relived-shooting-suspect-caught/

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14. St Claire, P. (2015, March 8). Dallas cops want help in Iraqi man’s shooting death. CNN. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/06/us/man-shot-watching-first-snowfall/index.html

15. Steele, T. (2016, May 24). Dallas teen gets 38 years for murdering Iraqi immigrant who was enjoying first snowfall. Dallas Morning News. Retrieved from https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2016/05/24/dallas-teen-gets-38-years-for-murdering-iraqi-immigrant-who-was-enjoying-first-snowfall/

16. To Ahmed’s Family with Love: Ahmed Al-Jumaili Memorial & Family Fund.  Retrieved from https://www.launchgood.com/project/to_ahmeds_family_with_love

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18. Warren, L. (2015, March 13). Dallas police arrest suspect in shooting dead of Iraqi newlywed. The Daily Mail. Retrieved from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2993401/Police-arrest-suspect-murder-Iraqi-newlywed-Ahmed-Al-Jumaili-36-shot-dead-Dallas-just-three-weeks-arriving-U-S.html

19. Withnall, A. (2015, March 10). Ahmed Al-Jumaili death in Texas: Iraqi immigrant shot dead watching first snowfall was “indescribably” happy to receive asylum in the US. The Independent. Retrieved from https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ahmed-al-jumaili-death-in-texas-iraqi-immigrant-shot-dead-watching-first-snowfall-was-indescribably-

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