Albanian triple murderer granted asylum and British citizenship caught in United States

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An Albanian man who was granted asylum and British citizenship has been caught in the United States after being responsible for three murders.Sokol Hoxha, 50, was taken into custody in Kettering, Ohio, following decades of evading justice across multiple countries.His crimes date back to 1997, when he killed two brothers in Albania and his 19-year-old wife in Belgium.After fleeing continental Europe, Hoxha arrived in Britain under an assumed identity.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say He falsely presented himself as a refugee from Kosovo, a deception that enabled him to secure both asylum status and eventually British citizenship.The capture, which brought to a close nearly three decades of evasion by the convicted killer, represented the conclusion of a six-year fugitive investigation coordinated by Interpol Washington alongside law enforcement agencies from multiple nations.A spokesman for the US Marshals Service said: "During the investigation, authorities determined that Hoxha...

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