Death Penalty Sought in Murder of Jewish Kansas City Woman

Death Penalty Sought in Murder of Jewish Kansas City Woman

The federal government announced that it will seek the death penalty for the man accused of killing Sarah Milgrim, a Kansas City native, and Yaron Lischinsky of Israel last year near the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. “My message to anyone who seeks to commit political violence in this district: D.C. is not the place,” said Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. “You will be held accountable, and you will face the …

Jewish Group Opposes Death Penalty in D.C. Israeli Embassy Shooting Case

The advocacy group L'chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty publicly opposed the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia's decision to seek capital punishment for Elias Rodriguez, the individual accused in the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staff members. The organization characterized the death penalty as an institutionalized evil, asserting that incarceration would constitute a more appropriate form of accountability.