Legal Justice
‘Can a killer appear like a granny?’ Prosecutor poses questions as mother-in-law of slain legislation prof goes on trial
Donna Adelson, who’s charged within the 2014 murder-for-hire of Florida State College legislation professor Dan Markel, listens to potential jurors reply questions through the first day of jury choice Aug. 19, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida. (Picture by Alicia Devine/The Tallahassee Democrat through the Related Press)
Legal professionals questioned potential jurors this week as 75-year-old Donna Adelson went on trial for the July 2014 homicide of her son-in-law, Florida State College Faculty of Legislation professor Dan Markel.
Florida Assistant State Lawyer Georgia Cappleman requested what a killer seems like. “Can a killer appear like a granny?” she requested. She went on to ask jurors whether or not they may preserve an open thoughts.
The Tallahassee Democrat reported on Cappleman’s query in its dwell updates on the trial at Tallahassee.com.
Donna Adelson was arrested in November 2023 when she was on the Miami Worldwide Airport after she and her husband purchased one-way tickets to Vietnam. She is charged with homicide, conspiracy and solicitation within the slaying that occurred throughout a custody dispute between Markel and Donna Adelson’s daughter, Wendi Adelson.
Donna Adelson’s son, Florida dentist Charlie Adelson, was convicted on the identical expenses for hiring hit males to kill Markel. He was convicted per week earlier than his mom’s arrest.
The alleged motive was to permit Wendi Adelson to maneuver with the kids from Tallahassee, Florida, to be close to her household in Miami.
Certainly one of Donna Adelson’s attorneys, Joshua Zelman, requested jurors about jailhouse snitches. The query was apparently spurred by an investigation into allegations that Donna Adelson supplied cash in alternate for favorable testimony whereas on the Leon County Courthouse, in keeping with the Tallahassee Democrat. A earlier story is here.
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