Parents to Get $350,000 in Suit Over Son’s Death
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Susan and Jeffrey Markowitz of West Hills will be paid nearly $350,000 in settlements from the parents of their son’s alleged killers and others who they say failed to save his life, court documents show. A total of 14 defendants, including the Los Angeles Police Department, contributed to the deal, according to the documents.
Nicholas Markowitz, 15, was kidnapped Aug. 6, 2000, and shot two days later at a campsite near Santa Barbara, allegedly because his half-brother owed a drug debt.
The lawsuit claimed that the owners of homes where Nicholas was held and of cars used to transport him were negligent for failing to help their son.
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