Brooklyn, NY – An amateur sleuth armed with determination and intuition helped cops crack the murder of Leiby Kletzky by tracking his path to doom.
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Yaakov German isn’t a cop or a private detective. He’s a property manager and father of 12 with a reputation as a do-gooder.
By banging on doors and scrutinizing grainy video, he uncovered crucial clues that led cops to confessed killer Levi Aron.
“At the end of the day, he should be given the credit for the cracking of the case,” said Rabbi Jack Mayer of the NYPD’s Clergy Liaison Program.
His investigation into the disappearance of the 8-year-old boy was unofficial, but personal.
German, 47, lives on 45th St. in Borough Park. Leiby vanished Monday after leaving a yeshiva day camp one block away, on 44thSt. – but the connection wasn’t just geographic.
“I found out my son was his teacher and I was even more motivated,” German said.
He heard Leiby was missing late Monday, and a few hours later – with the help of son Avrumy, 25, and the principal of Yeshiva Boyan – he had access to school security video.
Yasher Koiach! We only wish that he was found alive and well…….
Thank you!
If you read the comments on the Daliy News link …. Very Anti Semetic
I know Yanki ,davened with him for years -i do property management too -we get to talk a lot ! he’s a GO GET’ER a do’er but all on a quite tone -(I really hope he’ll get the reward) but the mitvah -HE GOT!! -Lieby got a kevura thx to him- 24 hours later -and that container is gone – I also think he should be hired privately by detectives -he’s brain and good heart work faster then the average guy out there ! Yanky what do think ?
Wow! What a kidush hashem!
Yanky- a true hero among us!!!!
Yaakov German –Thank You. Even though the ending was bad. If we didnt catch this animal and possibly never know what happened it would be so much worse
Thank you Yanky!
I’ll never forget, how several years ago, a fire was blazing in a Boro Park home. While firemen were planning what there best way up would be, Yanky jumped onto the ladder, ran up as if he is in a marathon, and 2 minutes later came down with a child in his hand.
Sadly, this time, the child no longer lived, but thanks to your effort, the body and the killer were found before it was too late.
God bless you Yanky and you should be proud of your son. he spoke so well and with so much heart…
“Leibi isn’t lost anymore, WE are lost”…. How true….
What a great guy! Always there to help.wish there were more like him
Hey #7 u must be one of his. Non paying tenants why be critical in such a trying time -if U don’t have anything good to say -keep reading or get some sleep -and BTW don’t forget to mail that rent in
Thank you German!
Cannot wait until the lawyers try to get the video thrown out of evidence because it was obtained unlawfully….let the show begin..
Kiddush Hashem. Mr German has a gift for helping in such cases! He would be highly beneficial to the community.
He should be getting the $100,000 reward.
how come the cops couldnt do what this Heilege Man did???
LOL did you see the video of his schventz of a lawyer? He sounds like the best shot we have at making sure the tinaf never sees the light of day!
As a bobover chusid, I must say there is no one in Bobov I love as much as Yanky… A real person, not a fonny baloney.. Yanky – Keep it up!!
There was 4 locations of Surveillance videos that was found 44 and 12- 44 and 15 – 44 and 17 and 18 and dahill the 1 on 44 an 17 was foud by 2 yingerliet
there is a difference between a meshugener and a roshein haloche. a nut dos or inflickts damage to himself. a roshe does it to others. the authorities should and must ask for the death penalty for this man.a meshugener must be protected by society, a roshe must be put to death, limaan yishmiu veyirou. we are in trying times,so yisbareru veyislabnu hadvorim, agute voch to all. salume
It seems to me that video cameras were crucial in solving this crime, and perhaps preventing other horrific situations. So much for those who worry about invasion of privacy.
I am very upset and angry.
I can’t understand that when R’ German found that the first video at The Children’s Place indicated that Leiby headed down 44th Street, why didn’t the police do their job & swarm down 44th Street looking for surveillance videos?
The Wheels to Lease video could have been found hours earlier.
The dentist office could have been visited hours earlier.
Mr. Aron’s identity could have known hours earlier.
Leiby was nebach killed only hours earlier.
Why aren’t our “leaders” asking these questions?