Because the Bible told him so!
A 28-year-old suburban Philadelphia man has been arrested and charged with murder in the beating death of a 70-year-old man who had befriended him and "made him executor and sole beneficiary of his will," reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. The self-confessed killer claims the elderly man made "homosexual advances toward him" and the Old Testament demanded the death of homosexuals.
John Joe Thomas, 28, of the first block of Sunshine Rd. in Upper Darby, allegedly told police he killed Murray Joseph Seidman, 70, because the older man had made sexual advances and that the Old Testament spelled out stoning as the punishment for homosexuality.
Lansdowne police Chief Daniel Kortan said the break in the investigation came when Thomas allegedly told a witness he beat an older man to death. "I killed a man," Thomas allegedly told the witness. He then described how he placed batteries and rocks in a sock, and hit Seidman in the head at least 10 times. Thomas then returned to Seidman's apartment several days later and called police, saying he had discovered the body, according to court documents.
When police interviewed Thomas on Wednesday he said Seidman had been making advances toward him over a period of time. Thomas said he read in the Old Testament that homosexuals should be stoned in certain situations.
Thomas reportedly led police to a grisly crime scene. Delaware County authorities believe Seidman had been dead "between five and 10 days" before police discovered the body, reports NBC Philadelphia.
Beyond disgusting ... and certainly not the first time the Bible has been used to justify violent homophobic attacks.
Watch reports from ABC 6 and the Inquirer AFTER THE JUMP ...
Complete and utter bullshyt!
This man left him all of his money and he saw an easy payday.
I hope they light him up like a Xmas tree and hang his rotting corpse as an example to the other cowardly murderers.
Posted by: Distant Lover | 18 March 2011 at 20:09
Once again, Religion and it's inherent bigotry and hypocrisy shoulders some of the blame for yet another killing.....Thank God I'm an Atheist!
Posted by: Black Pegasus | 19 March 2011 at 11:32
UTTER BULL !!! SMH...
Posted by: BLACK | 19 March 2011 at 14:21
Okay then....
Posted by: thegayte-keeper | 20 March 2011 at 15:40
This is disgusting. While we don't know the nature of their relationship, it's unfortunate that Murray couldn't find suitable companionship and wound up befriending a monster. When I speak of companionship, I don't necessarily mean a lover, but even platonic friends, of any age who have his best interests at heart and not this piece of dirt who was his only friend, enough so to be the sole beneficiary of his will, who would murder him in cold blood.
So often in this lifestyle we're quick to dismiss older people, as young as 30 is considered "in the grave" to some of these kids now, the obsession with youth is sad, we should hope to grow up and old one day. So many of us don't even make it to their 30's. No one should meet this fate just looking for a friend. I'm gonna go make some geriatric friends this weekend, they may need the company and I surely could use the wisdom.
Posted by: Procrastination_Xtravaganza | 20 March 2011 at 18:31
i guess this guy didn't read the part in the bible that says Thou shalt not Kill, hmmmmm picking and choosing
Posted by: me love ne ne | 22 March 2011 at 08:20