Background

On Monday, December 11th, 2023, the matriarch of the Adelson family, Donna Adelson, made a court appearance.

On Tuesday, December 12th, 2023, Dr. Charlie Adelson,  her son, received sentencing.

Participants

Name List

1. Daniel Markel
   • Shelly Markel ( Sister )
2. Wendi Adelson
   • Family
     • Charlie Adelson ( Brother )
     • Donna Adelson ( Mother )
     • Harvie Adelson ( Father )
   • Friend
     • Jeffrey Lacasse ( Wendi Adelson – Ex-Boyfriend )
3. Katie Magbanua
   • Baby Mama of Sigfredo Garcia
   • Dated Charlie Adelson ( Previously )
4. Sigfredo Garcia
5. Luis Rivera
   • Friend of Sigfredo Garcia
6. State Prosecutor
   • Georgia Cappleman ( Assistant State Attorney – Prosecutor )
7. Defense Attorney
   • Tara Kawass ( Katie Magbanua – Defense Attorney )
   • Chris DeCoste ( Katie Magbanua – Defense Attorney )
8. Judge
   • Circuit Judge Robert Wheeler

Portrait

Lineage

1. Daniel Markel:- Laying Down
   Date Published:- 2021-July-30th
   Link
2. Daniel Markel:- Laying Down – Update ( 2022 – April )
   Date Published:- 2022-April-22nd
   Link
3. Daniel Markel:- Laying Down – Katherine Magbanua – Trial #2
   Date Published:- 2022-May-19th
   Link
4. Daniel Markel:- Laying Down – Katherine Magbanua – Trial #2 – Day 7th – Testimonies – Katherine Magbanua
   Date Published:- 2022-May-26th
   Link
5. Daniel Markel:- Laying Down – Katherine Magbanua – Trial #2 – Closing Arguments
   Date Published:- 2022-May-27th
   Link
6. Daniel Markel:- Laying Down – Katherine Magbanua – Verdict
   Date Published:- 2022-May-27th
   Link
7. Daniel Markel:- Laying Down – Katherine Magbanua – Sentenced
   Date Published:- 2022-July-29th
   Link
8. Daniel Markel:- Laying Down – Charlie Adelson – Trial – Katie Magbanua – Cross-Examination
   Date Published:- 2023-October-31st
   Link
9. Daniel Markel:- Laying Down – Charlie Adelson – Trial – Charlie Adelson – Cross-Examination
   Date Published:- 2023-November-4th
   Link
10. Daniel Markel:- Laying Down – Charlie Adelson – Trial – Charlie Adelson – Verdict
    Date Published:- 2023-November-6th
    Link
11. Daniel Markel:- Laying Down – Charlie Adelson – Trial – “Merkel, Family in Gratitude”
    Date Published:- 2023-November-6th
    Link
12. Daniel Markel:- Laying Down – Donna Adelson – Arrest
    Date Published:- 2023-November-14th
    Link

Videos

Charlie Adelson

Sentencing

Court Room

Law & Crime Network

Segment

1. Charlie Adelson Speaks 10 Words Before Judge Hands Down Life Sentence
   • Profile
     • The man who was the mastermind behind his brother-in-law’s murder was sentenced to life without parole.
       Tuesday morning, Charlie Adelson briefly spoke in front of a Florida judge stating, “I just wanted to say that I maintain my innocence” before the judge sentenced him to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
       Adelson hired three people to kill Dan Markel.
       At the time of his murder, Markel was in a brutal divorce and custody battle with Adelson’s sister, Wendi Adelson.
   • Videos
     • Video #1
       Channel:- Law & Crime Network
       Date Published:- 2023-December-12th
       Date Added:- 2023-December-12th
       Link

Full

1. WATCH LIVE: Hitman Conspiracy Murder Trial — FL v. Charlie Adelson — Sentencing
   • Profile
     • Charlie Adelson was convicted for plotting the murder of his former brother-in-law and FSU law professor Dan Markel.
       Adelson hired three people to kill Markel — Markel was gunned down outside his Tallahassee home in 2014.
       At the time of his murder, Markel was in a brutal divorce and custody battle with Adelson’s sister, Wendi Adelson.
       Days after his conviction, Adelson’s mother — Donna Adelson — was arrested for the same charges Charlie has just been found guilty of.
       Charlie will be sentenced Tuesday and is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison.
   • Videos
     • Video #1
       Channel:- Law & Crime Network
       Date Published:- 2023-December-12th
       Date Added:- 2023-December-12th
       Link

Donna Adelson

Pre-Trial Court Appearance

Court Room

Law & Crime Network

Full

1. ‘Oh My God!’: Charlie Adelson’s Mom Yells in Court, Shakes Head During Murder Arraignment
   • Profile
     • The Adelson family matriarch accused of plotting the murder of her son-in-law appeared in court for her arraignment Monday.
       Donna Adelson appeared very animated throughout the hearing, shrieking “Oh my God!” at one point, shaking her head, and dropping her jaw when an attorney discussed an alleged plot to kill herself.
       Adelson’s son, Charlie Adelson, was just convicted for the murder of Dan Markel — his former brother-in-law.
   • Videos
     • Video #1
       Channel:- Law & Crime Network
       Date Published:- 2023-December-11th
       Date Added:- 2023-December-12th
       Link
   • Participants
     • Jail Warden
       • Chief Mack

Loving Memory