Today is the 7th anniversary of the death by murder-for-hire of Florida State U. law Prof. Dan Markel. His parents have put out this statement on the occasion.
To make a long story short: the authorities believe Dan was murdered by hired guns employed by the wife and brother of his ex-wife, Wendi Adelson. They wanted him gone so that Wendi could get sole custody of their two sons. The actual killers have been convicted (one pled guilty and became a witness for the state). In the fall of 2019, the trial of Katie Magbanua, the woman prosecutors believe served as a go-between connecting the Adelson family and the killers, ended in a hung jury (10-2 for conviction). She is expected to be retried this fall. Prosecutors have not charged the Adelsons so far, probably because they hope to convict Magbanua first, and then get her to testify against Adelsons in exchange for some kind of leniency.
Meanwhile, Wendi Adelson (who, as far as is known, was not in on the conspiracy), has cut off contact between the boys and Dan's parents, and also changed their last names from Markel to Adelson. She has a legal right to do all of this, and will continue to have that right even if her mother and brother are eventually charged and convicted.
The whole situation is awful in nearly every way.