Episode 328 - A Tap On the Shoulder – The Murder of Dan Markel

A father was murdered just steps from his front door in Tallahassee, Florida. As investigators followed a trail of wiretaps, coded conversations, and a failed escape to a country without extradition, they uncovered a family conspiracy that would take more than a decade to unravel.
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Research & Writing:
Sherri Smith
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
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