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Murder of Nicholas Markowitz (Nicholas Samuel Markowitz) was born on 19 September, 1984 in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S., is a Murder of an American teenager. Discover Murder of Nicholas Markowitz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 15 years old?

Popular As Nicholas Samuel Markowitz
Occupation N/A
Age 15 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 19 September, 1984
Birthday 19 September
Birthplace West Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of death 9 August, 2000
Died Place Santa Ynez Mountains in Goleta, California
Nationality United States

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Parents Jeff Markowitz Susan Markowitz
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1984

Nicholas Samuel Markowitz (September 19, 1984 – August 9, 2000) was an American teenager who was kidnapped and murdered at the age of 15 after a feud over drug money between his half-brother Benjamin Markowitz and Jesse James Hollywood.

Markowitz lived in West Hills, Los Angeles, with his parents, Jeff and Susan Markowitz.

A feud between Nicholas' older half-brother, Ben Markowitz, and Jesse James Hollywood, a mid-level drug dealer, began over an alleged $1,200 debt owed to Hollywood by Ben Markowitz.

2000

On August 6, 2000, Hollywood and his friends Jesse Rugge and William Skidmore decided to confront Ben.

On their way to see him, they saw Nicholas walking on the side of the road and decided to abduct him and hold him for ransom.

After they chased, assaulted, and abducted Nicholas, they forced him into a white van and sped off.

Markowitz's captors took him to Santa Barbara and plied him with drugs and alcohol.

While in Santa Barbara, Nicholas met Rugge's friends Graham Pressley, Natasha Adams-Young, and Kelly Carpenter and attended various house parties with them.

Reports indicate that many witnesses, parents and teens alike, saw Nicholas with the others, but either did not realize anything was amiss or chose not to report it.

After Hollywood told Rugge that Nicholas would be returning home, Rugge and several others held a party at the Lemon Tree Inn.

However, after learning of the legal ramifications he could face for kidnapping, Hollywood called Ryan Hoyt, another member of his gang who owed him money.

Hollywood gave Hoyt a TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun and directed him to kill Nicholas as a way of paying off his debt.

A decision was made to commit the murder on the Lizard’s Mouth trail in the Santa Ynez Mountains north of Goleta.

After the party, Hoyt, Rugge, and Pressley drove Nicholas to the mountains and walked up a trail to a grave dug by Pressley earlier that night.

Rugge bound Nicholas's hands behind his back and covered his mouth with duct tape.

Hoyt then hit Nicholas in the back of the head with a shovel, knocking him into the grave, and shot him nine times with Hollywood's handgun.

The grave was shallow, and was located near a popular trail.

Nicholas's body was found on August 12, 2000.

Hoyt, Rugge, Skidmore, and Pressley were all arrested.

Hollywood went on the run, but was eventually captured in a small town near Rio de Janeiro five years later.

Several civil and criminal court proceedings have arisen from the Markowitz murder.

Those proceedings include:

2006

The feature film Alpha Dog, based on the events leading up to the murder of Nicholas Markowitz and directed by Nick Cassavetes, was released in 2006.

In the film, the character modeled after Markowitz was named Zack Mazursky.

The role was played by Anton Yelchin, who, like Markowitz, was also raised in the San Fernando Valley.