Wednesday, May 29, 2013

The 1986 Murder of Yeshiva Student Chaim Weiss

The unsolved killing of a 15-year-old rabbinical student found bludgeoned to death in his dormitory at a suburban New York yeshiva in 1986 is receiving renewed attention from homicide detectives.

"There's somebody out there that knows a secret," said Lt. John Azzata, commander of the Nassau County Police homicide squad. "I'm looking for that person to give me that secret." The police held a news conference on May 28, 2013 to announce an increase of reward. The Nov. 1, 1986, slaying shocked the Orthodox Jewish community and from the beginning, police have acknowledged having no suspects.

Click Here for a small news update from the NY Times on Nov 4, 1986.
For a fascinating thread on this story Click Here.

Television program "Unsolved Mysteries" featured this story in one of their episodes. the 1986 murder of a 15-year-old boy at his Long Beach, N.Y., school dormitory. Aired: May 6, 1992.




Full Press Conference - Father, Police Appeal For Information In The 1986 Killing Of Chaim Weiss


News 4 NY reports

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Fascinating