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Morning. he went on a violent rampage across three states and came very close to slipping out of the country. jeanne meserve is live for us in washington this morning. it turns out that the police had this guy on their radar a couple of times but still got through. >> yes. he wasn't a suspect at that time. now he is. suspect, israeli citizen, arrested, as you say, just as he was about to board a flight to his home country. authorities believe that this man is responsible for stabbings in michigan, ohio, and virginia, five of them fatal. a 33-year-old israeli citizen living legally in the u.s. ...

Three states and came this close to slipping out of the country. authorities apparently missed chances to stop him sooner. jeanne meserve is live for us in washington this morning. she's been digging through her sources, coming up with information and jean, what are we looking at in terms of this guy potentially being within range of being caught but still going free? >> well, they didn't know he was a suspect at the time, but now they do. he is an israeli citizen and he was arrested as he was about to board a flight to his home country. authorities believe this man is responsible for stabbing...

Responsible for stabbings in michigan, ohio and virginia. five of them fatal. elias abuelazam, a 33-year-old israeli citizen, living legally in the u.s., was arrested wednesday night as he was about to board a delta flight to tel aviv. >> suspect was loaded -- located, rather, at the boarding gate of atlanta's hartsfield airport and was called to the front of the boarding area where he surrendered without incident to customs agents. >> reporter: the stabbings began in may. the last one was just last weekend. they attracted national publicity because there were so many and so many of the victim...

Most of the victims are african-american men, and some with special needs. now authorities have their suspect captured in a last-minute airport arrest. our homeland security correspondent jeanne meserve is working this story for us. what are you finding out? >> well, the suspect is an israeli citizen and he was arrested as he was about to board a flight to his home country. >> reporter: authorities believe that this man is responsible for 20 stabbings in michigan, ohio and virginia, five of them fatal. he is a 33-year-old israeli citizen living legally in the u.s. was arrested wednesday night ...

[cheers] >> shepard: tonight, inside congressman rangle's democratic party. [cheers] >> shepard: first from fox this thursday night, a big break in one of the manhunts we have been tracking. investigators now confirm they have arrested a suspect in a string of serial stabbings. and they say they got him just as he was trying to leave the country. the man's name is allies abull azom. he is an israeli citizen in this country legally. here is what he looks like next to the sketch that the police issued earlier. they say that they caught him in the airport in atlanta just as he was about to get on...