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South Florida matriarch sentenced to life in prison for hired killing of her ex-son-in-law
Donna Adelson was sentenced to life without parole for orchestrating the 2014 murder-for-hire amid a bitter custody battle, prosecutors said she motivated the killing by hatred.
- In a Tallahassee courtroom Monday, Donna Adelson, matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family, was sentenced to life in prison for the 2014 murder-for-hire of Daniel Markel.
- Prosecutors say the motive stemmed from a custody battle between Daniel Markel and Adelson's daughter, portraying Adelson as a controlling matriarch driven by family disputes.
- A hitman carried out the shooting at Markel's Trescott Drive home in Tallahassee after dropping off his two sons at preschool, prosecutors say.
- Circuit Judge Stephen Everett said Adelson's remarks showed an `utter lack of remorse`, while Adelson's legal team plans to appeal and she insists, `What happened to Danny is unforgiveable, but I am an innocent woman convicted of this terrible crime without evidence`.
- The broader case has fascinated Florida for more than a decade, with Adelson as the fifth person convicted alongside her son Charlie Adelson and three others, while defense attorneys questioned two adult children.
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South Florida Matriarch Sentenced to Life in Prison for Hired Killing of Her Former Son-in-Law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Donna Adelson, the matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family who was convicted in the hired killing of her former son-in-law, was sentenced Monday to life in prison for her role in the 2014 murder-for-hire of Daniel Markel. A prominent Florida State University law professor, Markel was locked in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife, Adelson’s daughter, when he was gunned down in 2014 at his home in Tallahassee. Adelson, 7…
·New York, United States
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South Florida matriarch sentenced to life in prison for hired killing of her ex-son-in-law
Donna Adelson, the matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family who was convicted in the hired killing of her former son-in-law, was sentenced Monday to life in prison for her role in the 2014 murder-for-hire of Daniel Markel.
·Atlanta, United States
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