A law professor was stalked and killed by hit men. His former mother-in-law is now on trial for the 2014 contract killing

Jury hears opening arguments in trial of Florida matriarch charged in her ex-son-in-law's death

Donna Adelson is on trial for orchestrating the 2014 murder of her former son-in-law, Daniel Markel

Live From Tallahassee: Updates From Outside the Adelson Trial Courthouse

On the eve of opening statements, Julia Jenaé gives Vinnie Politan a full report on jury selection in Donna Adelson’s murder trial. (8/21/25)

A law professor was stalked and killed by hit men. His former mother-in-law is now on trial for the 2014 contract killing

More than a decade after two hit men stalked and killed a law professor in Florida, the alleged mastermind of the murder-for-hire plot is finally on trial – the victim’s former mother-in-law.

‘Killer Mother-in-law Murder Trial’: Famly Matriarch Donna Adelson to Testify in Her Own Defense

Jury selection is wrapping up in the murder case against Donna Adelson, a Florida woman accused of orchestrating the murder of her daughter’s ex. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Adelson, 75, is on trial in Tallahassee, accused of orchestrating the murder of her former son-in-law, Dan Markel. She’s facing first-degree murder, conspiracy and solicitation charges, for the 2014 contract killing. Donna’s son, Charlie Adelson, along with his ex-gi…