US EditionJury selection begins in trial of matriarch charged with arranging her ex-son-in-law’s death
Donna Adelson faces charges including first-degree murder in the fifth trial related to the 2014 killing of FSU law professor Dan Markel, with four others already convicted.
- On Monday, Nov. 13, Donna Adelson, the matriarch of a South Florida family, faces jury selection in Tallahassee for the fifth trial in Daniel Markel's 2014 murder case as friends reflect on his legacy.
- On Tuesday, prosecutors believe the conspiracy involved Donna Adelson, her son Charlie, Katherine Magbanua, Luis Rivera, and Sigfredo Garcia in Markel's 2014 murder.
- Prosecutors revealed Charlie Adelson paid Katherine Magbanua $138,000, which she split with the killers, and her family gave her a no-show job plus over $56,000; Rivera and Garcia testified they received $100,000.
- Ahead of her court appearance, Adelson has pleaded not guilty, and her lawyer, John Lauro, filed a motion on August 13 to invoke her Fifth Amendment rights before Everett in Tallahassee.
- Jared Ross, co-director of Justice for Dan Markel, said the organization won’t participate to allow Markel’s family peace, calling the trial 'a long time coming.
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Florida grandma accused of plotting murder of daughter’s husband goes on trial
More than a decade after Dan Markel was gunned down outside his Florida home, there are still many twists and turns in the case involving several members of the same family. Andrea Cavallier explains how jailhouse phone calls led to the arrest of Donna Edelson, whose trial begins this week
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Jury selection begins in trial of matriarch charged with arranging her ex-son-in-law’s death
Jury selection began in the trial of the matriarch of a South Florida family on charges of orchestrating the hit-man murder of her ex-son-in-law.
Wendi Wins Fight to Quash Defense Subpoena for Donna Adelson's Murder Trial
Judge Stephen Everett granted Wendi Adelson’s motion to quash the subpoena from Donna Adelson’s defense and told her attorney that he would be permitted to place a statement on the record prior to his client taking the stand. (8/18/25)
Friends of late-FSU law professor Dan Markel reflect on legacy, justice ahead of Donna Adelson trial Tuesday
Donna Adelson's trial is scheduled for Tuesday, and friends of the late-FSU law professor Dan Markel are reflecting on his legacy and what justice means 11 years after his death. Prosecutors believe Donna Adelson is the mastermind behind the murder-for-hire case that killed Florida State University Law Professor Dan Markel in 2014. This marks the fifth trial in the case. So far, four people involved have been found guilty, including Adelson's so…
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