FL v. Donna Adelson / Dan Markel murder-for-hire case
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Donna Adelson was prosecuted in Florida for allegedly helping orchestrate the 2014 murder-for-hire killing of her former son-in-law, Dan Markel, a Florida State University law professor. Reporting ties the case to a bitter custody dispute involving Markel and Adelson's daughter, and later coverage says Adelson was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. [1][2][3]
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Reporting says a jury found Donna Adelson guilty on all counts on September 5, 2025, and later reporting says she was sentenced to life in prison. [1][2]
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