Rafael Robb

Rafael Robb (born October 31, 1950) [ Findlaw.com (2007) [http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/crim/pennrafaelrobb010806aff4.html "Probable Cause Affidavit: Commonwealth of Pa. v. Rafael Robb"] , p. 4] is an economist who taught at the University of Pennsylvania before being arrested for the murder of his wife. Rafael received his bachelor's degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. [Schwedel, Heather (Nov 16, 2007) [http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2007/01/16/News/Students.Speak.Out.About.Robb-2633724.shtml "Students speak out about Robb"] "The Daily Pennsylvanian".] He immigrated to the United States in the 1970s and attained a Ph.D. in economics at UCLA in 1981. Robb married Ellen Gregory Robb in 1990, later having a daughter. Rafael joined the University of Pennsylvania staff in 1984 and was a tenured professor since 2004. Boccella, Kathy (Jan 31, 2007) [http://www.philly.com/inquirer/hot_topics/Portrait_of_a_doomed_marriage_.html "Portrait of a doomed marriage"] . "Philadelphia Inquirer". Philadelphia, PA]

Robb specialized in game theory, a mathematical discipline used to analyze political, economic, and military strategies. He had published numerous papers, with scholars from Greece, Israel, Japan, and the US, on game theory and other economic topics.

On December 22, 2006, Robb bludgeoned his wife to death during an argument over the couple's Christmas vacation plans, in their home in Wayne, Pennsylvania. [Olley, Christine (Nov. 27, 2007) [http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20071127_Ex-prof__I_killed_my_wife_during_an_argument.html "Ex-prof: I killed my wife during an argument"] , Dailylife.com. New York, NY] [The Pennsylvania Gazette (2007) [http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0307/gaz07.html "Economics Professor on Trial"] . University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pa.] Robb pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on November 26, 2007, and quickly resigned from the university, where he had been on leave since his arrest in January 2007. CBS News (Nov 26, 2007) [http://cbs5.com/national/Professor.manslaughter.wife.2.595816.html?detectflash=false "Ex-Ivy League Prof. Admits Killing Wife"] . cbs5.com. Norristown, Pa.]

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*Robb Court Case (2007) [http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/crim/pennrafaelrobb010806aff.html "Probable Cause Affidavit: Commonwealth of Pa. v. Rafael Robb"] at Findlaw.com. p. 1-4