James "Mickey" Rooney, friend of hitman Len Jenoff

Suggested that Jenoff write a book and volunteered to act as his agent
Testified Jenoff told him the rabbi had to be convicted in order for his story to become profitable
Says Jenoff told him that Neulander paid him to kill his wife, and that he took him up on his offer because he was "broken down."

Rabbi Fred Neulander, defendant

Testified he and his wife had agreed to seek intimacies outside the marriage
Said he confided in Jenoff, who claimed to be a private eye, about security issues regarding his home
Admitted he lied when he told mistress Elaine Soncini that he loved her and denied ever promising to be with her by December 1994, a month after Carol Neulander was murdered

Kathleen Connelly, lawyer David Stefankiewicz's secretary

Testified she saw Jenoff on "Action News" after being arrested for murder
Called her boss immediately upon hearing the news

David Stefankiewicz, lawyer

Met Jenoff when during a case on which Jenoff served as an investigator
Said that during one meeting Jenoff appeared to brag about his relationship with reporter Nancy Phillips saying that she was a 15 on a scale from 1 to 10
Testified Jenoff described Phillips as a knockout who he was wining and dining

Nancy Phillips, Philadelphia Inquirer reporter

Wrote a May 2, 2000, article detailing what Jenoff told her about the murder
Testified Jenoff told her he didn't know Carol Neulander was the rabbi's wife until after the murder and that he vomited when he learned of her identity
Said Jenoff told her he recovered several thousand dollars from Carol Neulander's purse

George Stukenbroeker, FBI agent

Described past meetings with Jenoff
Testified Jenoff told him he had been with the CIA for 21 years and had served as vice president of the Playboy Club
Said Jenoff also made claims that he was being recruited for activities by the Mossad

James Patrick Keeny, member of Jenoff's prison AA group

Currently serving a five-year sentence for burglary of checks
Said that during an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting Jenoff told him the rabbi had nothing to do with the murder of his wife
Testified Jenoff admitted his involvement and said his intent was to rob Carol Neulander, not kill her

David Beardsley, Jenoff's former cellmate

Currently serving a 20-year sentence for sexual assault and child endangerment
Said that Jenoff confessed the murder to him and told him the rabbi had nothing to do with his wife's death
Testified Jenoff told him he and Daniels set out to rob Carol Neulander but hadn't intended to kill her

Richard Plum, former roommate of Jenoff and Daniels

Lived with the two admitted hitmen in a house for recovering alcoholics
Said Jenoff and Daniels were very close and that both borrowed money from him in 1994
Testified he did not recall either men coming into money after the murder

Willard Brown, private detective formerly employed by the defense

Testified that Jenoff told him he expected this case would make him famous and that, though he hadn't been paid for all his investigative work, the fame would be payment
Said Jenoff appeared to be upset when he told him that he didn't expect the defense to call him as a witness
Said Jenoff told him that he was having an affair with Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Nancy Phillips, who testified for the prosecution

Ann Prochorenko, investigator, public defender's office

Met Jenoff at a Weight Watcher's meeting
Said Jenoff gave her his card, introduced himself as an investigator for Neulander
Testified Jenoff told her he had to lose a lot of weight because he expected to be on TV

Fred Stahl, worked security at M'kor Shalom

Testified it was not uncommon to see the rabbi at the synagogue at odd hours or late at night
Observed the rabbi talking to Jenoff and said the rabbi did not try to conceal those meetings
Said Jenoff was not a regular at Friday night services

Isabelle Pierce, founding member of the AA group at M'kor Shalom

Testified Jenoff was a member of the group
Recalled the rabbi was at the synagogue the day of the murder
Contradicted state witness's testimony that Neulander was typically seen at the synagogue when the group met on Tuesdays

Richard Rublewski, retired Cherry Hill detective

Assigned to task force investigating death of Carol Neulander
Testified that , Larry Leaf, an officer who was guarding Elaine Soncini, was seen going through the Neulander file though he was not a member of the task force
Said he reported the incident and an internal affairs investigation ensued

Brian Malloy, chief of Cherry Hill Police

Testified that Elaine Soncini was under 24-hour surveillance and treated as a suspect and a potential victim
Said after meeting with Larry Leaf, an officer who was guarding Soncini — and whom Soncini subsequently married — an internal affairs investigation ensued