Twin Trial: The Day Wasel Ali Died
The first witnesses testified in the Wael Ali murder case at Howard County Circuit Court in Ellicott City.
In the opening statements of the State vs. Wael Ali, prosecutors said Wael Ali’s own words would be used against him in his trial on charges he killed his twin brother, Wasel. The defense asked jurors not to get caught up in theories and to demand hard evidence. The state’s case rests on the theory that Wael Ali, 23, took his twin brother to a secluded path in Columbia sometime after 6:45 p.m. on Aug. 22, 2007 after the brothers were last seen parting ways at Columbia mall. Wael was seen on a surveillance video driving off by himself. During that time, said prosecutor Doug Nelsen, Wael had enough time to strangle his twin brother before he called friends around 7:15 p.m. and told them Wasel was missing. Nelsen said the twins had learned …
