Murder of Chaskel Werzberger
- Year
- 1990
- Where
- New York
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Evidence
- 1
On February 8, 1990, Chaskel Werzberger, a 56-year-old rabbi, was shot and killed in Brooklyn, New York. David Ranta was wrongfully convicted of the murder, and served 23 years in prison before being released in 2013.
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