The Story of a Hate Crime
Why were the Muslim students Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha, and Razan Abu-Salha murdered in Chapel Hill? Margaret Talbot reports.
Barakat avidly followed SportsCenter and country music; his fiancée Yusor was a fan of Call of Duty. They didn't see themselves as much different from other New Southerners. Their neighbor Craig Hicks executed all three over a parking dispute—though the truth was more complicated.