The following was posted in The Times Leader newspaper....
Lupas says the Hugo Hoopla is inappropriate and disrespectful to the families of the victims and to all law-abiding citizens, district attorney says.

Lupas called a brief press conference because of the “hoopla” surrounding the auction of Selenski's house. While the sale of Hugo Selenski’s picturesque home in Kingston Township has attracted lots of interest as a spectacle, the county’s top prosecutor wants to remind everyone of the serious crimes that brought about the sale.

Lupas said people should not glamorize Selenski or laugh at the criminal acts connected to the home. Doing that, he said, is hurtful to the victims’ families and all working residents who struggle each day to legally support a family and home.

The next time someone in the community wants to admire Selenski for his acts, they need to make one quick thought, authorties say:
“How would you like it if this was someone in your family?” said
First Assistant District Attorney Jacqueline Musto Carroll.

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And our response to that is....
It IS someone in our family and we WILL glorify Hugo because the last time we checked he was cleared of the first two murders and has NOT been convicted of the current two murders! It is VERY hurtful to Hugo's friends and family to hear people condemn him for crimes he has not been convicted of committing. So next time you want to say something bad about Hugo, remember that HUGO has family as well, and we have EVERY right to defend our family! He is a wonderful, loving, and special family member to us just like other people feel about their own family members. We are also at risk of losing a father, a son, a grandson, a brother, an uncle, a nephew, a cousin, and a friend ALL in HUGO! So next time you want to know why we all support him, it's because WE LOVE HIM and he has family and friends that will stick by him NO MATTER WHAT!!!!!

Nahil Abualburak of New Jersey views property formerly owned by Tina Strom on Thursday. Abualburak was the top bidder for the home and property in a public auction run by the Department of the U.S. Treasury.

New Jersey pizza shop owner Nabil Abualburak has visions of his seven children frolicking over the scenic 6.1 acres of 479 Mount Olivet Road.

“What’s in the past is in the past,” Abualburak said Thursday, minutes after successfully bidding $160,000 to buy the storied home where homicide suspect Hugo Selenski lived.

Abualburak plans on doing a “full-renovation” of the home before living there.

Abualburak was slightly familiar with the home’s past. But paying $160,000 for the home was a steal compared to real estate prices in his hometown of Lodi, N.J., he said. There, he would have to pay about $500,000 for Selenski’s old ski-lodge-style home with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, he said. And that’s without the 6 acres, he said. “I like the lot, the size of the area.”

Abualburak plans on calling 479 Mount Olivet Road home. He will commute back and forth to his New Jersey pizza shop, he said. “This is gonna be my home sweet home.”

This article was taken from The Times Leader newspaper.

KINGSTON TOWNSHIP — An infamous area landmark will be sold at auction on May 26, but interested bidders got a sneak preview Saturday.

An open house was staged Saturday at the former home of accused killer Hugo Selenski at 479 Mount Olivet Rd. Realtor Barbara Edwards had a steady stream of potential bidders.

“We were swamped,” she said.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service seized the property in October 2004.

Between 40 and 50 people came to see the house before its auction, but Edwards said curiosity drew only a few locals. Most prospective buyers came from New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia, places somewhat removed from the home’s dark history.

Sinister activities aside, the home has its selling points. It’s situated on six-plus acres of land in a quiet but upscale neighborhood.

The fixer-upper, built 26 years ago, has a spacious living room with hardwood floors, high ceilings and a stone fireplace. A wrap-around porch goes around most of the house, and an in-ground swimming pool with a diving board sits just to the home’s left.

While work is needed on the pool, it’s minor compared to the work needed inside. Code violations are also commonplace, as light fixtures are missing and wires are exposed in nearly every room.

This article was taken from The Citizen's Voice Newspaper.