Florida Grandmother Found Guilty in Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Her Son-in-Law | Donna Adelson

A respected law professor. A bitter custody battle. And a murder that took more than a decade to fully unravel.When Dan Markel was gunned down in his Tallahassee driveway in 2014, investigators uncovered a murder-for-hire plot tied to his ex-wife’s family, the Adelsons. Now, after years of wiretaps, arrests, and courtroom chaos, the matriarch herself, Donna Adelson, has finally faced justice.Convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy, and solicitation, Donna was sentenced to life in prison at 75 years old for orchestrating the hit that ended Dan’s life. But even at sentencing, she swore she was innocent.Was she the mastermind behind one of Florida’s most infamous family murder plots or just another Adelson in denial?*********************Past Cases Mentioned in this Episode:Love, Lies, and Divorce | A Tallahassee Murder-for-Hire That's Stranger Than Fiction | The Murder of Dan Markelhttps://wp.me/pdbuVw-WRQ**************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.comMusic:℗ lesfreemusicBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.