Stranger charged with break-in, murder in slaying of Detroit synagogue leader

Published December 13, 2023 3:03 PM

By ED WHITE
Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) — Authorities have filed a murder charge in the October slaying of a Detroit synagogue leader, saying she was killed by a stranger who broke into her home. Samantha Woll was found dead outside her Detroit home on Oct. 21. Investigators believe she was attacked inside her home. A Detroit man was charged with murder and two other crimes. Police say there’s no evidence that antisemitism had a role. Woll was president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue.

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