On Saturday morning, Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll was found stabbed to death at her home in the city's Lafayette Park neighborhood. Police said Monday that Woll's killing did not appear to be an act of antisemitism, with Detroit Police Chief James E. White revealing that 'a number of people that give us interest' had been identified.
Samantha Woll, president of the board at the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue poses for a photo in Detroit, Oct. 13, 2022. Samantha Woll, a Detroit synagogue president was found stabbed to death outside her home Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 police said. The motive wasn't known. in the city's Lafayette Park neighborhood.
"We may not know the motive for Samantha Woll's murder, but we know her brutal death only feeds into the fear our Jewish brothers and sisters are feeling," wrote New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who represents the largest Jewish community in the United States,."May her killers be brought to justice. May the cycle of hatred end. And may her memory be a blessing."Woll, 40, was leader of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit.
"There was no evidence of forced entry at Woll's home, her body displayed no defensive wounds and there was a large Israeli flag in the residence that appeared to be untouched,"
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