Samantha Woll, 40, was the president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. Detroit's police chief urged the public not to speculate on motive.

A Detroit synagogue president was found fatally stabbed outside her home Saturday morning.

Samantha Woll, 40, led the congregation of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. The synagogue confirmed Woll’s death Saturday in a statement writing, “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Samantha Woll, our Board President.”

“May her memory be a blessing,” the statement continued.

Authorities said a 911 call was made to Woll’s home early Saturday, reporting an individual lying on the ground unresponsive. Police discovered multiple stab wounds on Woll’s body and found a trail of blood leading to her house, where they believe the crime occurred.

An investigation is underway. At this time, the motive for the crime remains unknown.

  • hiddengoat@kbin.social
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    1 year ago
    • Attempted robbery
    • Hate crime
    • Targeted attack by someone with a personal vendetta unrelated to Woll’s religion
    • Random attack by a nutter

    Among any number of other potential motives. There’s a definite hierarchy of probability but random blind assertions in public are not how you build an actual fucking criminal case.

    • pimento64@sopuli.xyz
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      1 year ago

      When you take everything you read literally and as Very Serious Business, do you do it as a studied effort, or are you just like this?