Arrest in Murder for Hire of FSU Professor Dan Markel with more arrests to come...

are we going to see some judges arrested?

Possibly.

The Tallahassee Police Department is not releasing details in the arrest of a suspect in the 2014 killing of FSU law professor Dan Markel because of an ongoing investigation.

Sigredo Garcia, 34, was arrested Wednesday night in Hallandale Beach north of Miami on a charge of murder. The probable cause affidavit in his arrest has been sealed.

"This case is ongoing and continuing," said TPD spokesman Dave Northway.

"So if we were to release all of the details of the case, that would jeopardize our case that we are continuing to work."

Sources close to the investigation say Markel was killed in a murder-for-hire plot and that more arrests are expected. source

I posted on this several times:

On the post dated July 19th, I received this comment:

LionelP • 2 years ago 

He got to close to the truth while investigating local corruption in the Florida judiciary.

I did my due diligence on that comment and I can assure you that it came from a credible source.  At this time I am prepared to state that this comment came from a faculty member of Florida State University.  It also appears that this person is no longer on the staff at FSU.

I'd like to see some corrupt judge's heads roll.  

 Saturday, July 19, 2014 Breaking: Dan Markel, Florida State Law Professor and founder of the PrawfsBlawg, has died from a gunshot wound...w/Upate

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Who killed Florida State University Law Professor Dan Markel?

Thursday July 24, 2014 Why do they keep saying Dan Markel must have known his killers because he opened the door?  

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Tax Prof Blog:   Dan Markel Killing Investigated As Murder for Hire, 5-6 More Arrests Expected

Why do they keep saying Dan Markel must have known his killer because he opened the door...

don't most people open their door when someone knocks on it?

From ABC news:

A criminal law professor at Florida State University gunned down at his home was shot in the side of the head at relatively close range, ABC News has exclusively learned. 

Professor Dan Markel, 41, was fatally shot Saturday in the Betton Hills section of Tallassee, Florida, a neighborhood marked by Spanish moss and ranch-style homes. 

Investigators believe Markel knew his killer and may have literally opened his door to his own death.

“He was the intended target in this situation,” Tallahassee Police Department Officer David Northway said. read the rest and watch the video

How did this writer get a job as a journalist when he so egregiously misused the word "literally?"

Granted, I make lots of mistakes (I confess to being comma challenged), but I also don't call myself a journalist. 

A comment of note from the ABC article:

literally opened his door to his own death.

Someone please fire this reporter for misuse of the word literally as it adds nothing to the sentence except to alert us to the fact that the writer is an idiot.

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Who killed Florida State University Law Professor Dan Markel?...

Who killed Florida State University Law Professor Dan Markel?...

in light of this intriguing comment on my post about Dan Markel's death:

LionelP • 2 days ago

He got too close to the truth while investigating local corruption in the Florida judiciary.

I would never reveal the email address of the commenter, but I will say it was a very credible source.

In addition his ex-wife has stated that she is "scared to death."

You connect the dots.

Breaking: Dan Markel, Florida State Law Professor and founder of the PrawfsBlawg, has died from a gunshot wound...w/Upate

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL)-- The Florida State University community is mourning the loss of a law professor who was shot and killed.

According to an email sent out by the school to students, Dan Markel was taken to the hospital after being shot Friday. He died from his injuries Saturday morning.

According to the Florida State University Law School website, Markel primarily taught criminal law. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 2001.

Funeral arrangements will be made by his family in his hometown of Toronto. A memorial service is planned in Tallahassee for Sunday, July 20 at noon. It will be at Congregation Shomrei Torah at 4858 Kerry Forest Parkway. FSU says another memorial will be planned in the fall when more students and faculty are back in Tallahassee.

Police are still investigating the incident. If you have any information, you're asked to call the Tallahassee Police Department at 850-606-5800.


Update:

Saturday, July 19, 2014

In Memoriam: Dan Markel (1972-2014)

By Brian Leiter

I am very sorry to report the horrible news that Professor Markel, a well-known criminal law scholar and theorist at Florida State, has died, apparently murdered during an attempted robbery of his home in Tallahassee on Friday.  (The details are unclear at this point, I will post more as soon as I know more.)

Update 2:

Dan Markel, a well-known Florida State law professor and author, died after being shot Friday, according to friends and the FSU law school.

"I am deeply saddened to report that our colleague Dan Markel passed away early this morning," wrote Donald Weidner, dean of FSU law school, wrote this morning to faculty and staff. "As many of you are already aware, Dan was fatally injured in a shooting incident that took place yesterday and which is still under active investigation by local authorities."

Tallahassee Police responded to a shooting Friday in the Betton Hills neighborhood after a neighbor called police about 11 a.m. upon hearing a "loud bang" in the 2100 block of Trescott Drive, about a half mile north of Betton Road. Police showed up shortly after and found the person with a gunshot wound. That person wasrushed to a local hospital, said Officer David Northway, spokesman for the Tallahassee Police Department.

Police have since not released any other details.  source