The family of Samantha Woll, the slain Detroit Jewish leader and political activist, remain confident that a man accused of her murder will face another trial despite a judge’s recent decision to drop a felony murder charge against him because of a US supreme court precedent.
That was the latest twist in a case that has seen several unusual turns and stunned many residents of the city, particularly in its Jewish community, where Woll was a prominent and popular figure. The failure to secure a conviction in the brutal slaying has stunned many.