Elias Abuelazam declined to change his plea at a second hearing . He is linked to 18 stabbings in Michigan , Virginia and Ohio , police say . Authorities say he was in custody twice before they knew he was a suspect . Comment: The first time I heard about this story it involved an Amish man who stabbed two people with scissors because the woman refused him sex.
Elias Abuelazam declined to change his plea at a second hearing . He is linked to 18 stabbings in Michigan , Virginia and Ohio , police say . Authorities say he was in custody twice before they knew he was a suspect . He was arrested this week at the airport in Atlanta on suspicion of killing five people .