In October 2007, Michelle Malakov, then four years old, saw her father gunned down as she was being taken to her mother for a supervised visit. What unraveled was a plot to gain custody of Michelle; her mother Mazoltuv Borukhova was found guilty of killing her estranged husband (along with a relative, who carried out the actual murder) on Tuesday. These days, 6-year-old Michelle is living her father's brother Gavriel Malakov, his wife and son. Her uncle tells the Daily News, "She's a happy girl, she really is. Very sweet kid. Just like other kids." He also says that they don't discuss the murder with her. While Borukhova plans to appeal, the News says that her parental rights will probably be terminated. Michelle's law guardian thinks her uncle and aunt are "exceptional parents": "If anybody is to adopt, it is them, and that's who I am going to support wholeheartedly. She's totally assimilated into the family." more ›

After the October 2007 murder of her father and her mother's arrest for his killing this past February, the Daily News checks in on 5-year-old Michelle Malakov to see how she's doing. According to her paternal grandmother, the little girl calls her uncle "Daddy," "She can't be without him for a minute." more ›

Another twist in the murder case of Queens dentist Daniel Malakov: The sister of his ex-wife - who remains in jail for plotting to kill Malakov - was arrested for threatening Malakov's brother. more ›

The Queens DA's office and NYPD revealed new details about the killing of a Queens dentist. and why his estranged wife was arrested for murder and conspiracy. Daniel Malakov, who had been fighting with wife Dr. Mazultov Borukhova over custody of their young daughter, was gunned down at a playground last October when taking the 4-year-old to his wife for visitation. more ›

Three and a half months after Queens orthodontist Daniel Malakov was gunned down at a Queens playground in front of his young daughter, his estranged wife was arrested for his murder. Dr. Mazoltuv Borukhova was charged with murder and conspiracy and taken to a precinct house from her Forest Hills home. Malakov's mother told the Daily News, "They're dirty...her whole family, mother, sisters, all of them are animals. They committed such a dirty act, and I ask God for them to get everything they did to me, so that it would come back to them from God." more ›