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Law professor murder-for-hire ambush case 2026
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SEP 19 · Day 1
Law professor murdered in murder-for-hire ambush by ex-mother-in-law
The case is the subject of a docuseries from ABC News Studios called "Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel," streaming on Hulu.
Prosecutors said Garcia shot Markel while Rivera drove the getaway car.
Dan Markel was a Florida State University law professor.
“In listening to the wiretap conversations of Wendi's mother and brother, and the way they are so accustomed to meddling in her life and deciding what is best for her, I could imagine a scenario in which she wasn't involved in it at all. I think that the vitriol around Wendi, especially online, is sad in a way. I imagine a scenario in which Wendi's family did this without her knowledge.”
LILY FLETCHER
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