The synagogue president was found Saturday with “multiple stab wounds,” with a trail of blood leading to her residence, police said.
Samantha Woll, 40, a Detroit synagogue president, was found stabbed to death on Saturday outside of her home, police said in a statement shared with The Daily Beast.
The authorities received a 911 call Saturday morning from an individual about someone lying on the ground unresponsive, the police said. Woll, who served as president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue since 2022, was found with “multiple stab wounds,” with a trail of blood leading to her residence, police said in the statement.
“Police officers observed a trail of blood leading officers to the victim’s residence, which is where the crime is believed to have occurred,” the statement said.The death of the synagogue president comes at a time of increased anti-Semitism around the globe in reaction to the Israel-Hamas war, following Hamas terrorists’ attacks on Israel. A U.S. intelligence alert from the FBI, DHS, and the U.S.
Woll used to work for the reelection campaign of Attorney General Dana Nessel and Rep. Elissa Slotkin .“I am shocked, saddened and horrified to learn of Sam’s brutal murder,” Nessel said. “Sam was as kind a person as I’ve ever known. She was driven by her sincere love of her community, state and country. Sam truly used her faith and activism to create a better place for everyone.
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