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Four Admit Guilt in Contract Killing of UC Berkeley Professor, Ex-Wife Denies Role

Greek court has ordered all five suspects held ahead of a trial examining the alleged custody dispute motive behind the July 4 shooting

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Alexandros Pasiatas, the lawyer representing the wife of Polish UC Berkeley professor Przemyslaw Jeziorski, who was shot dead in an Athens suburb, speaks to the press following the arrival of five suspects arrested over the professor's killing, at the courthouse in Athens, Greece, July 21, 2025. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi
Suspects arrested over the killing of Polish UC Berkeley professor Przemyslaw Jeziorski, who was shot dead in an Athens suburb, arrive at the courthouse in a police vehicle in Athens, Greece, July 21, 2025. Reuters/Louiza Vradi
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Overview

  • Four of the five defendants pleaded guilty to the murder charges during an Athens court hearing on July 22
  • Przemyslaw Jeziorski was shot multiple times in Agia Paraskevi after winning a custody ruling to visit his twins
  • The shooter, the ex-wife’s partner, confessed that he acted on her orders to stop Jeziorski from taking the children abroad
  • Konstantina Michelidakis maintains her innocence as she faces moral complicity charges and remains in detention
  • Lawyers for both sides are preparing evidence and scheduling hearings for the main trial in the coming weeks