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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Claim to fame | Murdered his 6 year-old adopted daughter Lisa
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Date of birth | 25 May 1941
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Place of birth | Bronx, New York, USA
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