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Four Co-Defendants Plead Guilty in Athens Murder of UC Berkeley Professor

His ex-wife remains in pretrial detention pending trial with the murder weapon still unlocated by investigators

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
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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 co-defendants, including the alleged gunman, have pleaded guilty to premeditated murder in the July 4 killing of marketing professor Przemyslaw Jeziorski in Agia Paraskevi.
  • A Greek court has ordered Jeziorski’s ex-wife to remain in pretrial detention on charges of moral complicity in spite of her denials of involvement.
  • Investigators say the contract-style killing was driven by fears that Jeziorski would secure custody of his twin children in an ongoing international dispute.
  • Police have recovered six bullet casings from the crime scene but authorities have yet to locate the pistol used in the shooting.
  • Jeziorski’s family and the Haas School of Business have publicly mourned his loss and are raising funds to repatriate his remains to Poland.