‘Nothing has happened’: Prosecutors deny rumors of reduced sentence deal for Katherine Magbanua in Dan Markel case

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Prosecutors dispelled rumors Tuesday about a possible deal to give convicted go-between Katherine Magbanua a reduced sentence in exchange for her testimony against two co-defendants in the murder-for-hire of Florida State law professor Dan Markel.

Magbanua is one of five people convicted in the 2014 murder plot. She’s currently serving a life sentence.

Magbanua denied any knowledge or involvement in the FSU professor’s murder until after she was convicted and sentenced in 2022. She then turned state’s witness…

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