Samantha Woll, 40, was the president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue.

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.

  • meowMix2525
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    11 months ago

    I mean; Ignoring the fact that most murders, yes, even in Detroit, don’t just happen for no reason; if you really want to talk location, she lived downtown between a teaching center and an elementary school that borders a massive public park. 1300 block of Joliet Pl. That’s besides her reputation and relationship with her surrounding community.

    This is what that downtown looks like just a couple blocks away btw. It won’t look much different from where she was living: https://youtu.be/GnFGYqj2UQA?si=JMLN4G4CceXMCkTf

    It’s like any city in this country right now that has been all but abandoned for its surrounding suburbs; there are bad parts and good parts. We can talk about the reasons why Detroit’s bad parts are worse off than other cities but something tells me that you, a person who is ready to draw conclusions about this situation and discount the lives of those involved just upon hearing the words “murder” and “Detroit” in the same sentence, don’t really care much about that.