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Five Charged in Athens Court Over Killing of UC Berkeley Professor, Including Ex-Wife

Authorities are building a contract killing case around a child custody dispute, charging suspects with offenses ranging from solicitation to murder.

UC Berkeley professor Przemyslaw Jeziorski was killed in Greece on July 4. 
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Overview

  • Nadia Michelidaki is accused of arranging the July 4 shooting of marketing professor Przemyslaw Jeziorski, and her partner is charged with carrying out the attack.
  • All five suspects appeared before a central Athens court and were given until Monday to prepare their defenses.
  • Police say the partner confessed to firing multiple shots at close range, leaving seven 9 mm casings in Agia Paraskevi.
  • Three accomplices, identified as two Albanian nationals and a Bulgarian man, are charged with transporting the gunman and supplying the weapon.
  • Jeziorski’s 10-year-old twins remain under Greek custody, with U.S. and Polish consulates assisting the family’s legal and repatriation efforts.