Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a Pittsburgh-area man convicted in the murder of a Canadian rabbinical student 22 years ago.
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Steven Tielsch of Penn Hills was convicted in 2002 of third-degree murder at his fourth trial in the April 1986 slaying of 25-year-old Neal Rosenblum of Toronto.
Three earlier juries had deadlocked. In appealing the conviction, the defense argued prosecutorial misconduct and double jeopardy. Tielsch is serving 10 to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors say Rosenblum was shot because he looked Jewish. Rosenblum was wearing traditional Orthodox Jewish garb when he was shot in Pittsburgh. Before he died, Rosenblum told police he was shot by one of two men who asked him for directions.
Nootie (Neil) Rosenbloom was my cousin, he was the most “eideleh” and kindest person the world will ever know.. The world is not a better plac without him. He should be a “mailitz yosher” for the family and for clal yisroel
This lowlife can rot for the rest of his life in jail.. Its a shame they couldn’t impose the deathe penalty
I didn’t know R’ Nota, but know his brother R’ Eli who wa sa yungerman in NIYT and is now a rebbi. Nota implemented a catalog system for the yeshiva’s otzar seforim that is still in use today. There is a plaque of hakaras hatov on the wall.