THE CASE FILEResearched Nov 8, 2026
Donna Adelson / Daniel Markel murder-for-hire case
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Donna Adelson is charged in the Florida murder-for-hire case stemming from the 2014 killing of her former son-in-law, Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel, in Tallahassee. Reporting describes the case as part of a wider plot investigation that led to multiple prosecutions. ([courttv.com](https://www.courttv.com/news/donna-adelson-in-court-for-motions-hearing-ahead-of-august-trial/?utm_source=openai)) [1][2]
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- Donna Adelson is the accused matriarch in the Markel murder-for-hire case. ([courttv.com](https://www.courttv.com/news/donna-adelson-in-court-for-motions-hearing-ahead-of-august-trial/?utm_source=openai)) [1][2]
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