"An investigation worthy of its name": The Supreme Court rejected the appeal of the murderer of Eldad Perry, may his memory be blessed
The Supreme Court unanimously rejected the appeal of Daniel Kedar against his conviction for the murder of real estate entrepreneur Eldad Perry, may his memory be blessed, and upheld his life sentence. Justice Grosskopf praised the police work in the case, ruling that the web of circumstantial evidence is broad and diverse.
The Supreme Court unanimously rejected the appeal of Daniel Kedar against his conviction for the murder of entrepreneur Eldad Perry, may his memory be blessed, and upheld his life sentence. Justice Grosskopf, who wrote the ruling, praised the police work in the case, calling it "an investigation worthy of its name." Kedar was sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of murdering Perry in October 2021. The murder occurred against the backdrop of a financial dispute: Perry was a real estate entrepreneur, and Kedar invested 2,265,000 NIS in his project for two apartments. After the project entered insolvency proceedings, Kedar was required to pay an additional 1,366,458 NIS. Against this background, Kedar planned the murder, conducted reconnaissance and surveillance opposite the victim's home, and shot him seven bullets in the parking lot of a synagogue in Rehovot. The judge emphasized that the conviction is based on a broad web of circumstantial evidence, including a clear financial and personal motive, preliminary reconnaissance, tracking documentation, and identification of the murderer as the fleeing motorcycle driver.