Well-Known Detroit Synagogue Leader Stabbed to Death Inside Her Home
President of Detroit synagogue found stabbed to death outside home, police say
The president of a Detroit synagogue board was found dead Saturday morning with multiple stab wounds outside her home, police said.
The victim, Samantha Woll, was the president of the board of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, which is in downtown Detroit, the synagogue said in a Facebook post.
“We are shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Samantha Woll, our Board President,” the synagogue said. “May her memory be a blessing.
Detroit synagogue board president found dead outside home
Police are investigating after a Detroit synagogue board president was found dead outside her home early Saturday.
Detroit police have not released the victim's name, but the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue announced the death of synagogue Board President Samantha Woll just after 2 p.m. Saturday on Facebook.
"We are shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Samantha Woll, our Board President. At this point we do not have more information, but will share more when it becomes available. ...
"May her memory be a blessing," synagogue officials said.
40-year-old Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll found fatally stabbed outside home
Prominent Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll was found stabbed to death outside her home Saturday morning — and the public is urged to avoid speculating about the circumstances of her death until more details are known.
The “politically connected” synagogue president, 40, was found outside her home in the city’s Lafayette Park neighborhood, east of downtown, the Detroit Free Press reported.