Jury convicts Florida matriarch in murder-for-hire killing of her former son-in-law
The matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family was convicted Thursday of murder charges in the killing of her former son-in-law, a prominent law professor who was locked in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife when he was gunned down in 2014.
One day after the city of North Miami Beach suspended its police chief, Harvette Smith, amid an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the top cop’s brother said Friday he’s confident his sister will be cleared.
North Miami Beach has suspended its police chief amid an active probe by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.