Broken Vows

Following the bludgeoning death of his wife in their home, popular and charismatic New Jersey rabbi Fred J. Neulander was immediately suspected, but lack of evidence stagnated the case. Six years after Caroline Neulander's killing, a private eye confessed that the rabbi had hired him and another man to kill his wife. Neulander insisted he was innocent, setting the stage for a sensational trial that gripped the nation. of photos. Original.