Confessed hit man now says NJ rabbi didn’t hire him to kill wife in their home in 1994
By APSunday, June 28, 2009
Confessed hit man recants claims against NJ rabbi
CAMDEN, N.J. — The man who has long claimed that a southern New Jersey rabbi hired him to kill his wife in 1994 has now recanted his story.
Private investigator Len Jenoff previously testified that Fred Neulander hired him to kill his wife inside the couple’s home in the Philadelphia suburb of Cherry Hill so the rabbi could carry on an affair.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Sunday that Jenoff has recanted in an affidavit filed by Neulander’s court-appointed attorney, who is seeking a new trial for the rabbi.
Neulander — who is serving a life term — has maintained Jenoff and a second man killed his wife during a robbery.
Jenoff is now serving a 23-year sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter and agreeing to cooperate with authorities.
Information from: The Philadelphia Inquirer, www.philly.com
