No evidence of hate crime, police say as slain Detroit synagogue president mourned as devoted leader

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Associated Press

Family, friends and some of Michigan’s top elected officials paid respects Sunday to a Detroit synagogue president who was found fatally stabbed at her home. Police are investigating but say no evidence has been found to show antisemitism was a motive. Samantha Woll is being remembered as a generous leader who built bridges between communities, including those of different faiths. Officers say they followed a trail of blood Saturday to the victim’s residence. The 40-year-old Woll had led the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue since 2022. She was also a former aide to Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and campaign staffer for Attorney General Dana Nessel.