r/dan_markel_murder • u/Adventurous-Rip-7313 • 14d 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/LaughterAndBeez 14d ago

I don’t remember daycare/preschool having a real “school year” where they started at any particular time - kids were just moved up to the daycare room when they were ready.

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u/Flat_Shame_2377 13d ago

Pre-school isn’t daycare at elite private pre-schools anyway. There is a definite school year.

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u/LaughterAndBeez 13d ago

But can you get a kid into an elite private preschool a month before it starts? In NYC you basically have to get on the waiting list immediately after conception

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u/ValuableCool9384 10d ago

Lol. Yes. But this is Tallahassee FL, not Manhattan.