Sun Sentinel
Marc Benayer, 81, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for killing Jonathan Samuels at a West Boca synagogue. Family members of the victim described Benayer as “a disgrace to the Jewish people.”
BOCA RATON, FL — There will be no closure for the family of Jonathan Samuels, not with a guilty verdict, not with a life sentence for Marc Benayer, the man convicted of murdering Samuels. Yet Thursday's sentencing provided an opportunity for them to let the 81-year-old killer know exactly how they feel.
“As for you, Mr. Benayer, you profess to be a religious man. However, you are a disgrace to the Jewish people,” said Caron Samuels, the widow of Jonathan Samuels, testifying during the sentencing hearing. “You claim to be well-educated but look down on others. How disgusting.”
Man, 81, Gets Life in Prison for Murder at West Boca Synagogue
Sun Sentinel
Marc Benayer, 81, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for killing Jonathan Samuels at a West Boca synagogue. Family members of the victim described Benayer as “a disgrace to the Jewish people.”
BOCA RATON, FL — There will be no closure for the family of Jonathan Samuels, not with a guilty verdict, not with a life sentence for Marc Benayer, the man convicted of murdering Samuels. Yet Thursday’s sentencing provided an opportunity for them to let the 81-year-old killer know exactly how they feel.
“As for you, Mr. Benayer, you profess to be a religious man. However, you are a disgrace to the Jewish people,” said Caron Samuels, the widow of Jonathan Samuels, testifying during the sentencing hearing. “You claim to be well-educated but look down on others. How disgusting.”
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