A Law Professor’s Murder Was a Contract Hit, Prosecutors Say

Dan Markel, a Florida State University law professor and one of America’s most eminent legal scholars, died at the hands of hired killers, prosecutors say.

Miami New Times reports the accused triggerman and his girlfriend will soon face trial in Tallahassee on first-degree murder charges.

Reporter Steve Miller of the New Times writes that police believe Markel’s ex-mother-in-law and her son paid $100,000 to have Markel killed.

“According to law enforcement, they hoped to free Wendi to move with her two pre-school-aged sons to South Florida, where she grew up. But almost five years after the murder, neither has been criminally charged,” writes Miller.

Read the Miami New Times article.