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The Sun
5 days ago
- The Sun
Ex-wife's chilling post weeks before she ‘got boyfriend to shoot dead her college professor ex-husband' in Greece
THE ex-wife of a "murdered" professor made a chilling post weeks before she allegedly got her boyfriend to shoot her ex-husband. Nadia Michelidaki, 43, and her boyfriend Christos Dounias, 35, were arrested for the fatal shooting of US Berkeley professor Przemysław Jeziorski. 7 7 7 Dad-of-two professor Jeziorski, 43, was heinously shot five times in broad daylight in Athens, Greece, near his ex-wife's house on July 4. He had been visiting the country to see his two children, as well as attend a family custody hearing. And couple of months prior to his tragic death, ex-wife Michelidaki had shared an AI-produced image showing a man in a suit surrounded by cash with an unhappy expression on his face. Tagging her new boyfriend, she wrote: "When you realise that you picked the best dad for your kids." Alleged murderer Michelidaki and Professor Jeziorski had reportedly been going through a custody battle at the time he was killed, according to cops. Michelidaki and Dounias planned the horrific murder, Greek authorities said, adding that Dounias was the one who pulled the trigger as Jeziorski arrived to pick up his children. Three other people - two Albanian nationals and one Bulgarian - were also arrested in the tragedy. They are accused of providing the deadly weapon and transporting the gunman. Michelidaki's lawyer told CNN she denies any involvement in Jeziorski's murder. Meanwhile Dounias is said to have confessed to the murder - but said his girlfriend was the mastermind behind it, Greek media reported. Elderly couple, 77 and 83, killed in horror fire after 'arson attack' on their home – as cops probe 'murder' Michelidaki and Jeziorski wed in 2014 before he filed for divorce in 2021. The ex-couple founded a rental property management company together and were apparently fighting over finances. Professor Jeziorski had also sought a restraining order against his ex-wife in San Francisco in May as he said he feared for his life, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Before he died, he accused Michelidaki of threatening and exhorting attempts and said Dounias assaulted him twice. In one instance, Dounias allegedly knocked his phone out of his hand and, the same day, kicked and pushed him. Dounias was charged with assault over these incidents from May. Jeziorski wrote: "She made me afraid of my life by having her partner, who is hostile and aggressive towards me, [present] during the visitation exchange, despite my asking her not to do so." The professor had also claimed his ex-wife had sent him messages on Slack insisting she got co-authorship on his research and "threatening to 'contact my colleagues and the dean of my department if I did not pay her money.'" 7 7 Jeziorski explained he thought Michelidaki was attempting to "humiliate" him "socially in order to control me." He added in writing: "Although I know her threats are baseless, I am still intimidated by her actions. "Her baseless allegations will harm my economic prospects for employment and completely damage my reputation in the intellectual community, regardless of their truth." After the heinous muder, his ex-wife said she didn't know of anyone who would have wanted to harm him. Jeziorski's grieving family said in a statement: "Przemek loved his children and fought for them until the end. "He paid the heaviest price, unnecessarily, for this. "This summer, he wanted to bring his children to his hometown of Gdynia, Poland. "This death and the circumstances surrounding it remain impossible for us to accept, but we find some measure of comfort knowing that progress is being made toward justice, and that the kids are about to reunite with their family into a safe environment." The ex-couple's two young children are now in the care of Greek child custody, Jeziorski's brother confirmed in a statement. 7
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Daily Mail
Woman's chilling Facebook post weeks before she 'got lover to murder her Berkeley professor ex-husband'
A woman appeared to brag on Facebook that she had chosen a new, better dad for her kids just weeks before she allegedly got her new boyfriend to kill her ex-husband. Nadia Michelidaki, 43, and her boyfriend Christos Dounias, 35, were arrested this week for the shooting murder of UC Berkeley professor Przemyslaw Jeziorski in Greece. Jeziorski was shot five times in broad daylight in Athens on July 4 near his ex-wife's house. He was visiting the country to visit his two children and attend a family custody hearing. Back in May, Michelidaki shared an AI image showing a man in a suit looking unhappy and surrounded by money. Next to him, another man is seen smiling as he holds a fishing rod and hugs his son. Michelidaki tagged her new boyfriend and wrote: 'When you realize that you picked the best dad for your kids.' The alleged killer and the beloved professor had been going through a nasty custody battle when Jeziorski was killed, according to police. Greek authorities said Michelidaki and Dounias planned the murder, and that Dounias was the one to pull the trigger as Jeziorski arrived to pick up his children. Two Albanians and one Bulgarian were also arrested in the case. They are accused of providing the murder weapon and transporting the gunman. Michelidaki's lawyer told CNN she denies any involvement in the murder. Meanwhile Greek media reported that Dounias confessed to the murder and said his girlfriend was the mastermind. Jeziorski and Michelidaki married in 2014 and he filed for divorce in 2021. They founded a rental property management company and were apparently also battling over finances. The professor had sought a restraining order against his ex-wife in May, saying he feared for his life, before he was killed, as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. He accused Michelidaki of threatening and exhorting attempts and said Dounias assaulted him twice. 'She made me afraid of my life by having her partner, who is hostile and aggressive towards me, (present) during the visitation exchange, despite my asking her not to do so,' Jeziorski wrote. After the murder, the professor's ex-wife said she did not know of anyone who would want to harm him 'Przemek loved his children and fought for them until the end. He paid the heaviest price, unnecessarily, for this,' the professor's family said in a statement. 'This summer, he wanted to bring his children to his hometown of Gdynia, Poland. This death and the circumstances surrounding it remain impossible for us to accept, but we find some measure of comfort knowing that progress is being made toward justice, and that the kids are about to reunite with their family into a safe environment.' The former couple's two young children are now in the care of Greek child custody. 'Przemek's ten-year-old children, who are US and Polish citizens, are now under care in accordance with Greek child custody procedures,' Jeziorski's brother Lukaz said in a statement. 'Our primary concern is their safety and wellbeing, and helping them reconnect with their family to minimize the trauma they have already endured.' Jeziorski studied at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, the University of Chicago, the University of Arizona and Stanford University, where he got his PhD in Economic Analysis and Policy, according to his website. He previously taught at Johns Hopkins University and was a research intern at Microsoft as well. He's published in numerous 'top-tier academic journals,' and mentored more than 1,500 MBC and PhD students during his teaching career. He was also a co-founder of Keybee, a start-up for UC Berkeley's Skydesk, 'that provides a data-driven solution to managing thousands of short-term rentals,' including popular sites like Airbnb, Vrbo and Jeziorski also consulted with many big-name companies, including Microsoft, Mastercard, MIC Tanzania, and more. He lived in a $830,000 one-bedroom, one-bathroom high-rise condo in San Francisco, according to public records.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
California professor shot dead in Greece in apparent plot involving ex-wife
A 43-year-old college professor at the University of California, Berkeley was shot and killed on the outskirts of Athens, Greece earlier this month in what appears to be a targeted hit involving his ex-wife, according to multiple media reports. A tenured professor of marketing at Berkeley's Haas School for 13 years, Przemyslaw Jeziorski was shot five times on July 4 as he was walking to his ex-wife's home in Athen's Agia Paraskevi District to visit his two children, the Los Angeles Times reported. He was declared dead at the scene. On Wednesday, Greece Hellenic Police announced the arrest of Jeziorski's ex-wife, Nadia Michelidaki who is a Greek national, and three additional suspects, including one man described as her new companion. According to police, the former couple were embroiled in a challenging custody dispute regarding their children. The three other suspects were described only as a Bulgarian man and two Albanian nationals. Investigators said two of the suspects gave Michelidaki's companion a handgun and drove him to the neighborhood where he shot and killed Professor Jeziorski, The Times reported. Arrest made in deadly shooting of 'American Idol' executive, her husband in Encino Professor Zsolt Katona helped recruit the 43-year-old Polish native to teach at Berkeley's Haas School in 2012. 'It's hard to come to terms with this senseless tragedy,' he said in a statement issued by the university. 'He was an amazing person, friend, and colleague. He was a loving father of two young children and always there if someone needed help. He had great influence on the marketing field not only through his research but through his energetic presence and optimism combined with a healthy dose of skepticism.' Jeziorski is survived by his two children, a brother and his parents. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
San Francisco Chronicle
6 days ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
Ex-wife of UC Berkeley professor shot in Greece arrested on suspicion of plotting his killing
The ex-wife of a beloved UC Berkeley professor has been charged with arranging to have him killed in an Athenian suburb earlier this month, according to Greek media reports. Przemysław Jeziorski, 43, was gunned down on July 4 in Agia Paraskevi, a suburb of Athens, as he was walking to the home of his ex wife, Nadia Michelidaki, to see his two children. According to a story in To Vima, a Greek newspaper, authorities arrested Michelidaki and accused her of convincing her current partner to kill Jeziorski. Police also arrested her companion – who has not been identified – and three other men as accomplices. The three men, two Albanians and a Bulgarian man, were accused of transporting the shooter to the crime scene and giving him the firearm used in the crime.
