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Samantha Woll

Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll was found dead in 2023; appellate litigation continues over a related home-invasion charge.

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last updated 12 September 2026 · 7 sources
Confirmed facts
9
Open questions
3
Latest action
9 Sep 2026
Victim age
40
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Case file Samantha Woll, reference D C zero one eight zero. The Associated Press reported that on October twenty-first, twenty twenty-three, Samantha Woll, forty, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was found dead outside her home east of downtown Detroit after returning from a wedding. On December thirteenth, twenty twenty-three, the Associated Press reported that Michael Jackson-Bolanos, twenty-eight, of Detroit, was charged with murder, home invasion, and lying to police. AP reported a not-guilty plea was entered, and the charges were unproven allegations. AP also reported that Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said there was no evidence Woll was killed because of antisemitism or any hate crime. CBS Detroit reported that on July eighteenth, twenty twenty-four, a jury acquitted Jackson-Bolanos of first-degree murder, deadlocked on felony murder and home invasion, and found him guilty of lying to police. CBS Detroit reported that on September ninth, twenty twenty-six, the Michigan Supreme Court agreed to hear prosecutors’ arguments seeking to retry the home-invasion charge, with a double-jeopardy question unresolved. The file’s open questions include whether a retrial will be allowed, whether a new trial would be scheduled, and Jackson-Bolanos’s current release date or custody status. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero one eight zero at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed9 entries
21 October 2023
Samantha Woll, 40, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was found dead outside her home east of downtown Detroit after returning from a wedding.
AP
13 December 2023
Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, of Detroit, was charged with murder, home invasion and lying to police; AP reported a not-guilty plea was entered, and the charges were unproven allegations.
AP
13 December 2023
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said there was no evidence that Woll was killed because of antisemitism or any hate crime.
AP
23 January 2024
Detroit 36th District Court Judge Kenneth King found enough evidence to bind Michael Jackson-Bolanos over to circuit court on murder, home invasion and lying-to-police charges, and AP reported that King also added a first-degree premeditated murder charge; the charges remained allegations.
AP
18 July 2024
A jury acquitted Michael Jackson-Bolanos of first-degree murder, deadlocked on felony murder and home invasion, and found him guilty of lying to police.
CBS Detroit
25 July 2024
After the partial verdict, a pretrial proceeding was continued while prosecutors considered whether charges could be brought again.
CBS Detroit
9 August 2024
A court granted a defense motion dismissing the murder and home-invasion charges, and Michael Jackson-Bolanos was sentenced to 18 months to 15 years for lying to a police officer.
CBS Detroit
4 August 2026
Defense attorneys argued that Michael Jackson-Bolanos remained in prison despite a parole grant, while CBS Detroit reported he was serving the sentence for lying to a police officer.
CBS Detroit
9 September 2026
The Michigan Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments from prosecutors seeking to retry Michael Jackson-Bolanos on the home-invasion charge and will examine a double-jeopardy question; the retrial issue remains unresolved.
CBS Detroit
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Will the Michigan Supreme Court allow prosecutors to retry the home-invasion charge?unconfirmed — appellate arguments pending · unconfirmed
If a retrial is allowed, will a new home-invasion trial be scheduled?unconfirmed — depends on appellate ruling · unconfirmed
What is Michael Jackson-Bolanos's current release date or custody status after the reported parole grant?unconfirmed — no final release date found in trusted results · unconfirmed
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