She said she rented a home from a Berkeley professor. But he’d been dead for months

Sitting at the dining room table of a roughly $1 million Berkeley home, Hannah Catone insisted she had every right to be there.

She said she rented a home from a Berkeley professor. But he’d been dead for months

TL;DR

  • Hannah Catone claims she rented a Berkeley home from a professor, Przemyslaw "PJ" Jeziorski, via a Craigslist ad.
  • Jeziorski was murdered in Greece months before Catone claims to have rented the property.
  • Jeziorski's estate and children are in a legal dispute with Catone over the home, accusing her of squatting.
  • Catone has prior accusations of identity theft and previous eviction from a hotel for unpaid rent.
  • Police have declined to intervene, stating the dispute must be resolved in civil court.
  • The emails Catone provided as proof of rental were questioned for authenticity and coherence.
  • Jeziorski's ex-wife, accused of orchestrating his murder, died by suicide in a Greek jail.
  • Neighbors have reported unusual activity at the house, including yard sales of items that may belong to Jeziorski's estate.