A judge on Friday denied a motion to grant bail to Rabbi Fred Neulander. On Tuesday, a mistrial was declared when jurors couldn't reach a verdict in his capital murder case.

Neulander, 60, was arrested in 1998 and charged with arranging the Nov. 1, 1994, slaying of his 52-year-old wife, Carol. He remained free on $400,000 bail for nearly two years.

But the charges were upgraded to capital murder when confessed killer Len Jenoff came forward. Neulander has been in jail for 17 months.

The rabbi's lawyers argued Friday that the split jury demonstrated it was not certain Neulander would be convicted and he should be granted bail.

The panel of six men and six women heard testimony over 11 days and deliberated for seven before deciding they were deadlocked.

"We split because when you have 12 people, you have 12 different opinions — 12 educated people who were totally different," one juror told The Philadelphia Inquirer. "What some people felt was important might not have been important to others."

Superior Court Judge Linda Baxter ordered the media not to have contact with the jury. Several organizations, including The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Associated Press, have challenged that order in court.