Joel Steinberg

Joel Steinberg

American lawyer convicted of manslaughter
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Joel Steinberg (born May 25, 1941) is a disbarred New York City criminal defense attorney who attracted international media attention when he was accused of rape and murder and was convicted of manslaughter, in the November 1, 1987 beating and subsequent death of a six-year-old girl, Elizabeth ("Lisa"), whom he and his live-in partner Hedda Nussbaum had illegally adopted.

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Joel Steinberg was born on Sunday, 25 May 1941 in Bronx, New York, USA. He is best known as a criminal. Steinberg's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. His religion is listed as Jewish. He is 5' 9¾" (177 cm) tall with an average build. He has dark brown eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). Joel Steinberg is 83 years old and his zodiac star sign is Gemini.

You can find people similar to Joel Steinberg by visiting our lists 21st-century American Jews and Filicides in the United States.

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Murdered his 6 year-old adopted daughter Lisa
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