Tag: Trial
Judge dismisses murder charge against man accused of killing Samantha Woll
Prosecutors have lost the opportunity to try again in convicting Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 29, following a jury deadlocking last month on two of four charges in the slaying of Jewish community leader Samantha Woll.
Judge Margaret Van Houten sentenced Jackson-Bolanos...
Just following orders …
“All I did was follow the orders of my superior,” Adolf Eichmann famously said at his eight-month trial in Jerusalem, which began in April 1961. “There can be no guilt when there is no...
Ex-boyfriends testify in Woll murder trial, no evidence links them
In Detroit, the trial of Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 29, for the slaying of Jewish community leader Samantha Woll revealed details of the investigation to track down the killer.
On Monday, Jeffrey Herbstman, an ex-boyfriend of Woll, testified that he called...
Trial set to begin for accused killer of Samantha Woll
A Detroit man alleged to have stabbed to death a well-known Jewish community leader in Michigan on Oct. 21 will soon face a judge and jury.
The prosecution begins on June 10 against Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, who is...
After death-penalty verdict, Pittsburgh Jewish community expresses relief, looks ahead
After death-penalty verdict, Pittsburgh Jewish community expresses relief, looks ahead
After a federal jury announced its verdict on Wednesday—that the gunman who killed 11 worshippers in the bloodiest massacre of Jews in U.S. history should...
Final deliberations to begin in Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s trial
Patricia Fine, the aunt of Robert Bowers, who was convicted of murdering 11 people at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018, told victims and their loved ones that...
Quick verdict: Pittsburgh synagogue shooter eligible for execution
It took fewer than two hours of deliberation for the jury's unanimous decision that the murderer convicted of perpetuating the massacre at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue should potentially face the death penalty.
Jurors in the...
Ex-police chief says expected Netanyahu to resign after indictment
Former Israel Police chief Roni Alsheikh said on Wednesday that he expected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign after being indicted on corruption charges in 2019.
“No one could have guessed that the prime minister would not...
Guilty: Bowers convicted on all counts in Pittsburgh synagogue trial
It took jurors five hours to come to their conclusion: The man accused of murdering 11 Jewish worshippers at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh on the morning of Oct. 27, 2018,...
Jury deliberates in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
After hearing from 60 witnesses—all called by the prosecution—jurors began deliberations on June 15 in the trial of Robert Bowers, accused of killing 11 Jewish worshippers at Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh...