New developments in the investigation in the death of Bnei-Brak Eviatar Zarzar : The suspicion - he was kidnapped and murdered

New details were revealed today (Monday) in the case of the murder of the late Eviatar Azzar from Bnei Brak, whose body was found in 2019 in a pit in the area of the Morasha Junction. According to a report by the head of i24NEWS's criminal desk, Lee Ayish, there is a suspicion of kidnapping and premeditated murder, and three suspects have been arrested as part of the ongoing investigation.

One of the suspects who was arrested, a 32-year-old man from Bnei Brak, had previously testified during the interrogation and was released. Now that he has been re-arrested, he has chosen to maintain his right to remain silent, claiming that "I don't trust the police." His detention was extended by a week, and the police are expected to request an extension of the detention of the other two suspects.

According to the suspicion, the three suspects worked together in planning and committing the murder. One of them is currently serving a 24-year sentence for the murder of Michael Miller, who was killed in a hotel in Tel Aviv. Investigators believe that the three kidnapped the late Zarzar and murdered him, but the exact details of the investigation are being kept secret.

As you may recall, the shocking affair began at the end of 2019, when the late Evyatar, 18, a young man from a well-known ultra-Orthodox family in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem, who lived in Bnei Brak at the time, disappeared.

 For about three weeks, extensive searches were conducted, with his family and father, Rabbi Eliyahu Zarzar, head of the Daat Hochma Yeshiva, making excited calls to the public and his friends from the yeshivot in an attempt to locate every lead.

The hope of bringing him back alive was dashed on December 27, 2019, on the eve of Shabbat Hanukkah, when his body was found in a pit in an open area near the Morasha junction and the cemetery in Ramat Hasharon. Signs of violence were found on the body, and the harsh findings shocked the entire ultra-Orthodox public.

The family said at the time that the late Evyatar "was taken from his loving family by a man above me... And that's enough to understand." The funeral procession took place without eulogies due to the days of Hanukkah and the fact that it was Rosh Chodesh, and he was buried on the Har Hamnuchot in Jerusalem with the participation of his family and friends.

As part of the investigation conducted by the Central Unit of the Tel Aviv District of the Police, a variety of investigative actions and great efforts were made in order to decipher the case and reach the truth. The investigation was subject to a severe gag order, which was extended many times – most recently for 180 days, in a step that was considered unusual due to the length of time.

It should be noted that about three weeks before the body was found, the police received a report that gunshots had been heard in the area of the Morasha junction, but an examination conducted did not yield any findings. Now, as part of the renewed investigation, this detail is also being examined as part of an attempt to reconstruct the chain of events.