The body of Samantha Woll, president of the board of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was discovered with multiple stab wounds at her home on Saturday morning, the Detroit Police Department said.
Police said they followed "a trail of blood" leading to her home, where it's believed the crime happened.
"I again ask the community to remain patient while our investigators and law enforcement partners continue their work," the chief added.FBI Detroit has provided "technical, forensic, and intelligence assistance" in the case at the request of the Detroit Police Department, the federal agency said. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said he and Woll were celebrating the newly renovated synagogue together just a few weeks ago.
Before her killing, the last text message Woll sent was a heart to friend, "just because," her sister said."Your soul was beautiful and pure," Woll Rosen said during the service Sunday. "You so deeply wanted peace for this world, you fought for everyone, regardless of who they were or where they came from. You were the definition of a leader."
. "Samantha will always be remembered for her tireless activism and for her passion to make the world a better place. She was an angel and there was truly no one kinder."Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, whose campaign Woll had been part of, also spoke at the service, highlighting Woll's encouraging and compassionate character and her powerful ability to connect with others.
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