Magbanua's re-scheduled trial set for October Magbanua on trial for murder of FSU professor Dan Markel Image: WTXL and last updated 2021-05-07 15:32:49-04 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Katherine Magbanua is set to stand trial in October for the murder of FSU professor Dan Markel. On Thursday, the judge set a trial date for October 4, 2021. The trial is scheduled to last two weeks. Magbanuaâs scheduled re-trial comes exactly five years to the day since the warrant for her arrest in the murder was issued. Magbanuaâs first trial in 2019 ended with a hung jury and the judge declared a mistrial. Her re-trial has been delayed repeatedly since then due to the pandemic.