Sunday, August 31, 2014
Details Emerge in Murder of Dan Markel
[Continually Updated] More details are emerging in the July 18 murder of Dan Markel, D’Alemberte Professor of Law at Florida State and founder of PrawfsBlawg, as the result of a shooting in his home:
- Tallahassee Democrat, Technical Glitches Contributed to Delay in Markel Case (Sept. 26, 2014)
- WTXL, Internal Review Shows How Consolidated Dispatch Agency Failed in Markel Response (Sept. 25, 2014)
- National Jurist, A Murder Mystery (Sept/Oct 2014)
- First Coast News, Loved Ones Remember Slain FSU Law Professor, Still No Arrest (Sept. 17, 2014)
- Wall Street Journal, FSU Law School to Hold Memorial Service for Murdered Professor Dan Markel (Sept. 16, 2014)
- The Ledger, Reward Increase for Info on Death of Law Professor (Sept. 14, 2014)
- Local 10, Reward Increased to $25,000 for Info on the Killing of Florida State Law Professor Dan Markel (Sept. 14, 2014)
- WJCB, New Reward in FSU Professor's Death (Sept, 14, 2014)
- Tallahassee Democrat, Reward in Markel Case Increases to $25,000 (Sept. 11, 2014)
- WTXL, Crime Stoppers Increases Reward to $25,000 in Dan Markel Murder Case (Sept. 11, 2014)
- WCTV, First Day of Classes Without Dan Markel (Aug. 25, 2014)
- Tallahassee Democrat, Dan Markel's FSU Colleagues Seek Closure (Aug. 22, 2014)
- ABA Journal, Still No Suspects Named in Fatal Shooting of Law Prof (Aug. 19, 2014)
- Tallahassee Democrat, One Month Later, FSU Professor Investigation Continues (Aug. 19, 2014)
- Tallahassee Democrat, Dispatch Agency Audit Moves Forward (Aug. 14, 2014)
- WXTL, EMS Response Time Reviewed After Dan Markel 911 Call (Aug. 14, 2014)
- Vos Iz Neias, Police Exploring Murdered Florida Law Professor's Possible Ties To New Jersey "Get" Ring Rabbis (Aug. 10, 2014)
- Chaptzem Blog, Police Probe Dan Markel Link to 'Get' Extortion Rabbis (Aug. 8, 2014)
- Global Legal Post, Mystery Surrounds Law Professor Murder (Aug. 8, 2014)
- Jewish Daily Forward, Police Probe Dan Markel Link to 'Get' Extortion Rabbis (Aug. 8, 2014)
- Law Fuel, Who Killed the Law Professor? (Aug. 8, 2014)
- ABA Journal, Speculation Abounds in Law Prof’s Slaying; Delayed Response to His Shooting Questioned (Aug. 7, 2014)
- Jewish Daily Forward, Dan Markel Killing Leaves Behind Puzzling Questions — and Wrenching Grief; No Shortage of Theories in Murder of Florida Law Professor (Aug. 7, 2014)
- College Insurrection, New Details in Murder of Law Professor Dan Markel (Aug. 6, 2014)
- Tallahassee Democrat, Dispatch Center Audit Sought After Delay in Markel Case (Aug. 6, 2014)
- Above the Law, The Latest Information On The Investigation Into The Murder Of Professor Dan Markel (Aug. 5, 2014)
- The College Fix, More Details in the Killing of FSU’s Dan Markel (Aug. 5, 2014)
- Tallahassee Democrat, Attorney Requests Privacy for Markel's Ex-wife (Aug. 4, 2014)
- ABC News, Fatally Shot FSU Professor Waited 19 Minutes for Ambulance to Arrive (Aug. 1, 2014)
- Capitol News Service, Two Weeks and No Answers (Aug. 1, 2014)
- Jewish Daily Forward, Dying Dan Markel Waited 19 Minutes for Ambulance — Call Given Low Priority (Aug. 1, 2014)
- Toronto City News, Florida Officials Say 911 Operator Made 'Error' After Toronto Man Fatally Shot (Aug. 1, 2014)
- Daily Mail, Florida Law Professor Targeted for Murder Feared For His Safety After Menacing Anonymous Threats to Use 'All Means Necessary to Shutting People Like YOU Down' (July 31, 2014)
- Jewish Daily Forward, Are Hostile Blog Posts Clues to Dan Markel Murder Mystery? (July 31, 2014)
- Tallahassee Democrat, Ambulance Arrived at Markel's Home 19 Minutes After 911 Call (July 31, 2014)
- Tallahassee News, Was Markel a Victim of Road Rage or Some Kind of Nasty Argument the Day He Was Shot? (July 30, 2014)
- Tallahassee Police Department, Audio of 911 Call
- Village Voice, Legal Consultant on Divorce Extortion Cases Murdered in Florida (July 30, 2014)
- Gawker, 911 Call Logs, Past Legal Cases Add New Details to Professor's Killing (July 29, 2014)
- New York Daily News, Killer Waited in FSU Professor’s Driveway, Shot Him in Head in Tallahassee Garage (July 29, 2014)
- Tallahassee Democrat, Reward in Markel Case Increased (July 30, 2014)
- Toronto City News, Toronto-born Lawyer Killed in Florida Working on Kidnap Conspiracy Case (July 29, 2014)
- ABA Journal, Friends Remember Slain Law Prof; Redacted Report Says He Was Killed in His Garage (July 28, 2014)
- ABC News, FSU Professor Was Talking on Cell Phone When Shooting Happened (July 28, 2014)
- Above the Law, Updates on the Investigation Into the Killing of Professor Dan Markel (July 28, 2014)
- Boston Globe, Harvard Law Grad Shot in Head, and Nobody Knows Why (July 28, 2014)
- Gawker, Popular Professor Was on Cell Phone When He Was Ambushed by His Killer (July 28, 2014)
- Nancy Grace, Who Murdered Harvard-educated Law Professor? (July 28, 2014)
- Jewish Daily Forward, Dan Markel Talking on Cell Phone When Shot as He Pulled Into Driveway
- Miami Herald, Slain FSU Law Professor Was Found Bleeding in His Car (July 28, 2014)
- Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee Police Department Hopes to Piece Together Markel's Final Day (July 28, 2014)
- Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee Police Department Releases Portion of 911 Call From the Morning Dan Markel Was Fatally Shot (July 28, 2014)
- Jewish Daily Forward, Dan Markel Slain in His Garage — Keys in Car Cops Hunt Silver Prius in Florida Law Prof Slay (July 27, 2014)
- Daily Mail, Baffling Murder of the Harvard Law Scholar: Professor Killed in 'Hit' Was Targeted Two Days After Writing Impassioned Essay on the Death Penalty and Getting a New Girlfriend (July 26, 2014)
- Leiter's Law School Reports, More on the Murder of Dan Markel (july 26, 2014)
- Miami Herald, Tallahassee Police: FSU Professor Shot in Garage (July 26, 2014)
- Toronto Star, New Info About Death of Dan Markel Suggests Ke Knew His Attacker (July 26, 2014)
- Daily Mail, $50,000 Raised in Just Three Days for the Children of Harvard-educated Law Professor Who Was Shot in the Head on His Own Doorstep (July 25, 2014)
- Gawker, Who Killed a Nationally Renowned Blogging Law Professor in His Home? (July 25, 2014)
- Miami Herald, Questions Remain in Shooting Death of FSU Professor (July 25, 2014)
- Tallahassee Democrat, Neighbor Saw Prius-type Car in Area of Markel's Home (July 25, 2014)
- Tampa Bay Times, Legal Community Rocked by FSU Law Professor's Killing (July 25, 2014)
- ABC News, Grim Details Emerge in FSU Professor's Shooting Death (July 24, 2014)
- New York Daily News, Cops Hunt Mystery Killer of Renowned FSU Law Professor Dan Markel as Car of Interest Identified (July 24, 2014)
- ABA Journal, FSU Law Prof Dan Markel Died From Gunshot Wound to the Head; Police Pursue Leads From Tip Line (July 23, 2014)
- New York Daily News, Gunman Targeted Top FSU Law Professor Fatally Shot in Head: Police (July 23, 2014)
- WTXL Tallahassee, Tallahassee Police Release Picture of "Vehicle of Interest" Connected to Murder of FSU Professor (July 23, 2014)
- ABA Journal, Law Prof’s Shooting Wasn’t a Burglary Gone Bad; He Was ‘Intended Victim,’ Police Say (July 22, 2014)
- CBS, Police Declare Florida Law Professor Dan Markel "Intended Victim" in Shooting (July 22, 2014)
- Globe and Mail, Slain Canadian Law Professor a Victim of Targeted Attack, Florida Police Say (July 22, 2014)
- Miami News Blog, FSU Professor Dan Markel's Mysterious Murder Shocks Law Community (July 22, 2014)
- Tallahassee Democrat, Dan Markel Died From Gunshot Wound to the Head (July 22, 2014)
- Tallahassee Democrat, Dan Markel 'Intended Victim' of Fatal Shooting (July 22, 2014)
- ABA Journal, Shooting Death of Law Prof Who Founded PrawfsBlawg Is Investigated as Homicide (July 21, 2014)
- Above the Law, A Prominent Law Professor Is Shot At Home And Killed (July 21, 2014)
- CTV, Toronto-raised Law Professor 'Intended Victim' of Florida Shooting (July 21, 2014)
- Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Florida State U. Prof Dan Markel Slain in Home Shooting (July 21, 2014)
- National Law Journal, Slain FSU Law Professor Mourned as Police Investigate (July 21, 2014)
- New York Times, Police Seek Clues in Fatal Shooting of Widely Known Criminal Law Professor in Florida; Dan Markel’s Death Reverberates Among Legal Scholars (July 21, 2014)
- Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee Police Department Chief DeLeo Calls Markel Shooting a 'Murder' (July 21, 2014)
- WFSU Tallahassee, FSU Law Professor's Shooting Death Not Random: 'He Was The Intended Victim' (July 21, 2014)
- Toronto Star, Toronto-born Law Professor Dan Markel Gunned Down at His Florida Home (July 20, 2014)
- Tallahassee Police Department, Police Report on Shooting of Daniel Markel (July 18, 2014)
I have collected links to the many tributes to Dan here.
Dan Markel Memorial Fund To Benefit His Sons, Benjamin Amichai Markel and Lincoln Jonah Markel:
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2014/08/details-begin-to-emerge-.html
Comments
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Posted by: NoClearMotives | Jul 27, 2014 12:05:35 PM
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Posted by: NoClearMotives | Jul 27, 2014 12:01:05 PM
Any evidence to suggest Mr. Markel was in the process of leaving/returning home when "ambushed"? How did the suspect(s) leave? Garage door is CLOSED in police photos and police reports that home was LOCKED. Why does this suggest he knew the suspects?
Posted by: NoClearMotives | Jul 27, 2014 11:46:34 AM
The Tally PD are stumped. So they throw out this "must have known his attacker" line to take some weight off of their slumping shoulders.
They seem to have no solid clues and no good trails to follow at this time.
Posted by: Travelinman | Jul 26, 2014 3:12:01 PM
Why do news stories keep repeating that Dan must have known his attacker because he opened the door? In Canada at least, it's normal to open the door when someone knocks. Doesn't mean you know them.
Posted by: David Briggs | Jul 25, 2014 2:32:34 AM
It's striking that standard policy in that town--everywhere?-- is that the ambulance won't come tillt he police phone an "all clear" saying it's safe. I can imagine no good reason for this. If there'sa cornered criminal, maybe, but that's a negligible fraction of shootings. A lesson of this seems to be: if someone gets shot, don't bother with 911--- put them in your car and get them to the hospital.
Posted by: Eric Rasmusen | Aug 5, 2014 11:58:28 AM