Her ex-husband and father of her then 11-year-old daughter Daniella, Shabtay Kalmanovich, was murdered by multiple gunshot wounds on November 2, 2009 in the center of Moscow at age 61. The investigation considers his murder was ordered by someone. The murder was not disclosed: in 2011, the investigation into the case was suspended, while it was reported that "no executors, customers or organizers of the crime were found".