Zein and his wife, Maria, killed their sixteen year old daughter, Palestina Zein Isa, in what they called an honor killing. He was under investigation by the FBI in connection with his association with the Abu Nidal Organization (a terrorist group) and his home was "bugged." The whole murder was recorded. Both parents were convicted and sentenced to death, but Zein died of complications from diabetes before the sentence was carried out. His wife was resentenced to life imprisonment and died in prison in 2014.
Zein and his wife, Maria, killed their sixteen year old daughter, Palestina Zein Isa, in what they called an honor killing. He was under investigation by the FBI in connection with his association with the Abu Nidal Organization (a terrorist group) and his home was "bugged." The whole murder was recorded. Both parents were convicted and sentenced to death, but Zein died of complications from diabetes before the sentence was carried out. His wife was resentenced to life imprisonment and died in prison in 2014.
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