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A grand jury meeting in the state Capitol to consider the murder for hire of an FSU Law Professor. As Mike Vasilinda tells us the investigation is far from over.

t was a day of opening and closing doors as grand jury witnesses came and went.

FSU law professor Dan Markel was shot point blank execution style in July 2014.

34 year old Sigfredo Garcia was charged with first degree murder in late May. An arrest warrant for Miami gang leader Louis Rivera is still outstanding, but he’s serving time in a Federal prison on unrelated charges. State Attorney Willie Meggs says the Grand Jury will meet well into Friday. We  asked why so long.

“Well, there’s a lot of stuff to present that will take some time.”

The murder followed a bitter divorce and came in the middle of a testy child custody battle.  A probable Cause affidavit lists ties between alleged hit man Garcia and Markel’s former brother in law, who was involved with the mother of Garcia’s children. The former mother in law is also named.

When the first arrest was made, police stopped short of calling the family members suspects.

Prosecutors Georgia Cappleman says her grand jury presentation will focus on the two men in custody.

“I am presenting an overview of the entirety of the case, so they can give me feedback on other suspects. So they have the power to indict whoever they choose” say Cappleman.

And police spokesman David Northway says the case is on going.

“Working as hard as we can. This is still an open investigation and we are just trying to bring this case to a close” say Northway.

Neither Garcia or Rivera are cooperating.

At least one witness, cell phone records, and toll booth surveillance video place the two men in custody in the state Capitol at the time of the murder.