Joseph Czuba, the Illinois landlord convicted of murdering six-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and attempting to kill the boy's mother in a hate-driven attack, has died in prison at age 73. Czuba was sentenced to 53 years after being found guilty of murder, attempted murder, and hate crime charges related to the October 2023 stabbing, which prosecutors said was motivated by anti-Muslim bias amid the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas. The trial featured emotional testimony from the boy's mother and graphic evidence, with jurors reaching a verdict in under 90 minutes. The attack deeply affected the local Palestinian community and renewed concerns about anti-Muslim violence in the United States.