Yes, It Can Happen Here

UPDATE: Arrest have been made in this case and the suspects apparently had robbery as their motive. Post updated here

Tim Blair points us to a New York Post report concerning the murder of a family of four in New Jersey. From the Post:

Armanious' fervor apparently rubbed off on his daughter, Sylvia - who would have turned 16 yesterday. "She was very religious and very opinionated," said Jessica Cimino, 15, a fellow sophomore at Dickenson HS. A family member who viewed photos of the bloodbath said Sylvia seemed to have taken the most savage punishment.

"When we saw the pictures, you could tell that they were hurt really, really bad in the face; especially Sylvia," said Milad Garas, the high-school sophomore's great-uncle.

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. (emphasis added)

Chalk one more up for "the Religion of Peace". Or may be a threat followed by a murder is all just an unfortunate coincidence.