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Fast Forward Dying Dan Markel Waited 19 Minutes for Ambulance — Call Given Low Priority
It took an ambulance a shocking 19 minutes to reach law professor Dan Markel as he lay dying in his car from a gunshot wound after a neighbor called 911. Despite the frantic calls for help, emergency dispatchers mistakenly assigned the incident a low priority — meaning even police failed to arrive until 15 minutes…
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Fast Forward Are Hostile Blog Posts Clues to Dan Markel Murder Mystery?
Police are reportedly investigating whether law professor Dan Markel may have been murdered by one of a handful of blog commenters who blasted him with threatening messages — including one who ranted about ‘shutting people like YOU down.’ Markel, who was gunned down in the driveway of his Florida home, sparred with several commenters on…
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Fast Forward Dan Markel Talking on Cell Phone When Shot as He Pulled Into Driveway
Law professor Dan Markel was reportedly talking on his cell phone and pulling into the driveway of his Florida home when he was ambushed and shot dead. The killer was waiting for Markel, 41, outside his home in Tallahassee on July 18 and followed Markel into the garage, ABC News reported. The attacker shot the…
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Fast Forward Dan Markel Slain in His Garage — Report Suggests He Knew Killer
Law professor Dan Markel was reportedly shot and killed in the garage of his Florida home — and cops are hunting a silver Toyota Prius seen leaving the scene of the puzzling crime. The new details were revealed in a heavily-redacted four-page police report obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper. The edited report said Markel’s…
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Fast Forward Police Hunt Mystery Car in Dan Markel Murder
Florida police are hunting for a mystery car spotted in the neighborhood of law professor Dan Markel around the time he was shot and killed in his home Friday. The Tallahassee Police Department says it is seeking information about the “vehicle of interest” spotted after the gunshot rang out around 11 am, the Tallahassee Democrat…
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Fast Forward Flight Ban Delays Baltimore Dad From Reaching Bedside of Wounded Soldier Jordan Low
The father of a wounded Israeli soldier from Baltimore was reportedly delayed from reaching his hospital bedside the suspension of most foreign flights into Israel. Jeffrey Low was traveling with his son Joshua on a Delta flight from New York to Ben-Gurion when the flight was diverted to Paris on Tuesday, the Baltimore Sun reported….
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Fast Forward Law Professor Dan Markel Killed by Gunshot to Head
Dan Markel, a prominent Jewish Florida law professor and author found murdered in his home, died from a gunshot wound to the head, police reportedly said. Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo said police want to release as much information about Markel’s murder, without compromising the case. “TPD will strive to release updates in a timely…
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Fast Forward Florida Law Professor Dan Markel Was ‘Intended Victim’ in Slaying
Dan Markel, a prominent Jewish Florida law professor and author, was the “intended victim” in his shooting death inside his home, the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper reported Tuesday. Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DiLeo called the Friday killing a “murder” in a Monday press release. He said the killing was not “a random act” and was not…
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