On July 19, 2014, a 41-year-old attorney/law professor, named Dan Markel, was murdered in broad daylight. Several people were involved in this murder. They were Luis Rivera, Sigfredo Garcia, Katherine Magbanua, and Markel’s ex-brother-in-law, Charlie Adelson.
This entire incident was orchestrated by Charlie. While he is still waiting for his sentencing, the rest of the people involved have already received either life sentences or are going to spend a long time behind bars. According to reports, Luis Rivera was the leader of the gang, Latin Kings, and Sigfredo Garcia was his childhood friend.
According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Luis Rivera and Sigfredo Garcia received $100,000 for killing Markel. Furthermore, they split the money with Katherine Magbanua, who was the mother of Garcia’s children.
This chilling case will be covered in the upcoming episode of ABC 20/20 which will air on Friday, November 10 at 9 p.m. ET, on ABC. The episode will be available on Hulu the next day.
How Was Dan Markel Murdered?
On July 18, 2014, Dan Markel dropped his sons at Creative Preschool, trained at a gym named Premiere Fitness, and finally returned to his home, which is situated on Trescott Drive in Betton Hills. However, Markel was unaware that Rivera and Garcia were stalking him while he was going about his day.
Rivera and Garcia rented a Toyota Prius. Furthermore, they came all the way from Miami to Tallahassee to murder Markel. According to Rivera’s testimony, Garcia was the one to pull the trigger.
Rivera said, “As soon as we pulled in, Garcia jumped out and went behind his car to the driver’s side and shot him. Twice.”
A neighbor of Markel spotted him in his garage and dialed 911. However, it took close to 20 minutes for an ambulance to arrive. He was soon taken to Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, where he breathed his last.
