A new “person of interest” was arrested in connection with the murder of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll on Sunday, a month after investigators detained and questioned another person but later released her, according to the police. police and reports.
“[The Detroit Police Department] “I can confirm that a person of interest has been detained in furtherance of the investigation into the murder of Samantha Woll,” the department said in a statement to The Post.
“In an effort to ensure the integrity of this ongoing investigation, no further details will be released at this time. Additional information will be released in the near future.”
Woll, president of the Isaac Agree synagogue in downtown Detroit, was found stabbed to death in front of her home on October 21.
A suspect was detained in November but later released without charge.
Police say a new person of interest has been arrested in connection with the murder of Samantha Woll. AP Police tape blocks access near the scene where Samantha Woll, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was found dead in Detroit on Oct. 21, 2023. AFP via Getty Images
The last possible suspect, an unidentified man, was not an acquaintance of Woll and appears to be a complete stranger, the Detroit News reported, citing two sources familiar with the investigation.
The man arrested on Sunday is also not the same person who was arrested last month, sources confirmed to the newspaper.
Woll, 40, was killed as the United States faced a wave of anti-Semitism following the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, but authorities have emphasized that the killing was not motivated by hate.
Woll was found stabbed to death outside her home in Lafayette Park on the morning of October 21, 2023. Isaac Agree Center Synagogue
Sources also told the Detroit News on Sunday that there is no evidence his homicide was a hate crime.
Woll was at a wedding in the hours before her murder. Police believe she was stabbed inside her home before staggering outside.
The 911 call reporting an unresponsive person at his address occurred around 6:30 a.m., police said. Woll had left the wedding around 12:30 a.m., according to friends and police.
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