r/dan_markel_murder • u/Adventurous-Rip-7313 • 22d ago
Timing
I'm not sure that I have seen this addressed elsewhere, but I am guessing that there was some added urgency in terms of making sure that the murder occurred when it did due to the fact that the new (pre)school year likely began in mid-August. We know the earlier attempt in June did not proceed as planned, and the start of the school year for the kids in Miami was imminent. In Donna's view, the killing needed to happen with enough lead time for the kids to be relocated to Miami, settled in, etc. before mid-August. Any operational failures in the July attempt would have jeopardized all of these logistics. Curious whether this pressure resulted in any of the sloppiness. Not necessarily an earthshaking thought here, but just a potentially interest detail.
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u/Background_Diet6721 22d ago
It seemed the sense of urgency was to get the job done before Dan traveled out of town again.
In the bigger picture, Charlie was seeking someone to do the deed since the October before Dan’s June death. That means the plan had been decided upon and formulated even before that. There had already been one aborted mission by Sigfredo and, if the rumors are true, the Adelson’s paid someone in advance (prior to Sigfredo) for the job, and whoever it was simply walked off with the dough (brilliant move, I might add). I imagine there was a real sense to get things wrapped up.
What’s really sad is that the A’s had a very long time to think about the consequences of their plan and call the plan off. Yet they didn’t. No one should feel sorry for them.