Motive: Protection of Investment
Ivana considered the anti-technology movement Martin was pushing in the media to be a possible road-block for the technological research she helps fund at the university.
Concealed Evidence: Misleading Sign
The University maintains a hornet habitat. Ivanna removed the caution sign from the entrance to the habitat and replaced with a sign indicating that it was the door to the men’s restroom. While Ivana was giving Martin a tour of the biology department, she directed him into the habitat. She closed and locked the door behind him. She then sprayed a hornet attack pheromone into the habitat. This drove the hornets into a frenzy. Martin was quickly killed. She then replaced the caution sign on the door.
Alibi: Business Meeting
No one knew that Ivana had been giving Martin a tour. She told the Dean of the University to tell people that they had been in a business meeting at the time of the murder. It is known around the university that one obeys the Federovs when they give instructions. He was happy to comply.
Frame Up: Carelessness
As far as anyone could tell, Martin had ignored the warning sign and wandered carelessly into the hornet habitat.