Julius Reich Charged with Murder in the Second Degree

(Updated at 4 pm on 1-21-16) At a press conference on Thursday January 21, Scarsdale Police offered little new information on the death of Robin Goldman but did confirm that Julius Reich, age 61, of 50 Lincoln Road has been charged with second degree murder in the death of his 58 year-old wife at their home around 10 am on Wednesday January 20. Reich called the police at 10:09 am to say that his wife was seriously injured and bleeding. Police and the Scarsdale Ambulance Corps arrived within three minutes but were unable to save Goldman who had been stabbed. Captain Alitzio said Goldman was found "in a lifeless state." There is no history of domestic violence at the home.

The felony complaint says that "during the early morning hours, with the intent to cause the death of Robin Goldman, the defendant did cause the death of Robin Goldman by stabbing her multiple times resulting in death."

Police released a mug shot of Reich with cotton in his ears. They said that Reich had injuries to his face and hand and was taken to White Plains Hospital for treatment and then brought to the police station. Apparently the cotton in his ears had nothing to do with the incident. He is now being held without bail.

Reich had filed for divorce from Goldman in August 2015 and the matter was pending at the time of her death. However, police report that the couple still shared the same house. They have three children and four grandchildren. Goldman's funeral was held on Thursday afternoon at Young Israel in keeping with Jewish tradition.

It appears that the act was not pre-meditated. As a lawyer, Reich would know the consequences of stabbing his wife in his own home. He may claim that he acted in self defense, using the cuts on his own arm as evidence or say that an intruder entered the home.

Property records show that their home was built in 1947. Reich purchased it in 1997 for $996,000. It sits on 1.3 acres and has a pool. An addition was put on the house in 2007. It is now valued at $2,675,000.

Scarsdale Police worked with the Westchester County Department of Public Safety Forensic Investigations Unit and the Westchester County District Attorney's Office on an investigation and the street was barricaded to traffic all day and night.

Reich is a highly educated lawyer and CPA. He holds a master of law, taxation from NYU, a law degree from Benjamin Cardozo School of Law and a BS in accounting from Brooklyn College. He joined WeiserMazars as a partner in 2014 and was previously with Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

According to the company website, "Jules has more than 20 years of experience as a leader in corporate consulting - advising corporations, startups, venture capital and private-equity firms in a broad range of industries on critical topics including mergers and acquisitions, complex structuring and tax efficient funding transactions in domestic, international and emerging markets. He has a deep background in due diligence, valuation, capital raising, tax planning, budgeting, cross-functional problem solving, financial reporting and analysis, strategic planning and transaction integration.

Dr. Robin Goldman also had impressive credentials. She was an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Montefiore Medical Group. She attended Downstate Medical School, did her residency at Albert Einstein and a fellowship at Jacob Medical Center. She was board certified in pediatrics.

On Wednesday, the Scarsdale Police sent out an emergency alert email to residents to calm any fears that a murderer posed a threat to the area. Here is the text of the email:

On Wednesday, January 20th at approximately 10:09 am, the Scarsdale Police Department received a 911 call from 50 Lincoln Road in the Village of Scarsdale reporting that a woman had been seriously injured.

Scarsdale Police Officers and the Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded and were on scene within 3 minutes. We are currently investigating a homicide of a 58 year old female.

We currently have a 61 year old male in custody.

We are working with the Westchester County Department of Public Safety Forensic Investigations Unit and the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.

We are confident that this is an isolated incident which poses no threat to the community.