Miami Beach Commission candidate with serial killer dad faces Bar complaint

A Florida Bar complaint alleging defamation was filed Thursday against a Miami Beach City Commission candidate who had long-celebrated her father — a serial killer who inspired ‘Dexter’ executed by the state in 2012 — on social media.

The complaint by South Florida filmmaker Billy Corben alleges that Monique Pardo Pope, an attorney and commission hopeful, defamed him to the Miami New Times by falsely claiming — somewhat ironically — that Corben had previously lost a defamation case.

Pardo Pope is preparing for a run-off election for the seat on Dec. 9.

Her comment came after the Times asked her about a discovery Corben had made:



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