New York rabbi found dismembered, stuffed in closet after being killed by Colombian gang
A 51-year-old Brooklyn rabbi, Nuchem Yasir Ebeth, was found murdered and dismembered in a blood-stained wardrobe dumped on a street in Bogota, Colombia, days after being reported missing by his family. He had traveled to Colombia earlier in April to advise a group of Catholics who had converted to Judaism. Colombian authorities believe he was targeted by a gang during a robbery, and his family is working to have his remains sent to Israel for burial without an autopsy.
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World News New York rabbi found dismembered, stuffed in closet after being killed by Colombian gang By Emily Crane Published April 30, 2026, 9:01 a.m. ET A New York rabbi was found dismembered and stuffed inside a blood-stained wardrobe after he was attacked and murdered by Colombian gangbangers. Nuchem Yasir Ebeth’s mutilated remains were discovered inside the abandoned closet after it was dumped on a street in Bogota on Sunday — just days after his family had reported him missing, local media reported. The 51-year-old father, who was member of the Belz Hasidic community in Brooklyn’s Boro Park, had traveled to the South American country earlier this month to help advise a congregation of Catholics who had converted to Judaism.
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