BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials, has died at age 103, his son confirmed to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
He died in his sleep Friday night at an assisted living home in Boynton Beach, Don Ferencz said. He had just turned 103 in March.
The South Florida resident was only 27 in 1948 when he prosecuted 22 members of the Nazi killing squads in what is regarded as “the biggest murder trial in history.” He had never been in a courtroom before. All 22 were convicted.
