UC Berkeley professor slaying: Ex-wife accused of plotting killing to remain in custody before trial
Michelidaki is accused of taking part in a plot to kill Jeziorski. Four other men allegedly involved in Jeziorski's killing were also ordered to remain behind bars ahead of trial.
Alexandros Pasiatas, Michelidaki's attorney, confirmed the judge's ruling in a text exchange with the Chronicle. Pasiatas previously asserted that Michelidaki had no involvement in orchestrating Jeziorski's death.
Michelidaki faces moral accomplice charges. Two Albanian nationals and a Bulgarian national were charged with being accomplices.
A fourth man, Christos Dounias, was charged with carrying out the killing. Dounias allegedly confessed to the crime, according to CNN, citing a leaked police report. The Chronicle could not independently verify the contents of that report.
A masked gunman shot and killed Jeziorski in Athens on July 4, while he was on his way to pick up his children from Michelidaki's house. Jeziorski traveled to Athens for a custody case over whether he could take his children on vacation. On July 3, he won the right to take his children out of Greece, according to Robert Kowalski, a close friend of Jeziorski. Jeziorski and Michelidaki shared custody of 10-year-old twins who, as of last week, were under the care of the state in Athens, according to Pasiatas.
Jeziorski and Michelidaki divorced in 2024, but were embroiled in a child custody and property battle at the time of his death, court records show. Jeziorski sought a restraining order against Michelidaki, saying he feared for his life, records show. Jeziorski alleged that Dounias assaulted him twice in the summer of 2024 in the restraining order petition.
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