Documentary tells story of Mesa Sikh slain Sept. 15, 2001: Recording post-9/11 hate.

From: Tribune (Mesa, AZ) | Date: September 15, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Nick Martin

Sep. 15--Five years later. That phrase has been used time and again this week to describe how the nation recovered from and now reflects on what was once unthinkable: the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

But it takes on added meaning for many in the Valley who have spent those years grieving, recovering and learning from another tragedy: the murder of Valley resident Balbir Singh Sodhi, a local businessman who became the nation's firs...

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