{"id":132703,"date":"2025-09-05T15:02:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T23:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/09\/05\/jury-reaches-verdict-in-donna-adelson-trial\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:02:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T23:02:28","slug":"jury-reaches-verdict-in-donna-adelson-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/09\/05\/jury-reaches-verdict-in-donna-adelson-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury Reaches Verdict In Donna Adelson Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For years now, prosecutors have been fighting to bring Dan Markel\u2019s killers to justice. Katharine Magbanua<\/a> received a life sentence plus 60 years. Charlie Adelson got life<\/a>, and his mother \u2014 Donna Adelson \u2014 recently got a jury verdict from her trial. She was found guilty accross the board. CNN<\/a> has coverage:<\/p>\n

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The matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family was convicted Thursday of murder in the killing of her former son-in-law, a prominent law professor who was locked in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife when he was gunned down in 2014.
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When the judge announced that the jury had convicted Adelson of first-degree murder, the defendant exclaimed, \u201cOh!\u201d and started shaking and crying.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You can see her reaction to the verdicts here: <\/p>\n

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Donna’s reaction isn’t sadness. It’s anger. Her self-righteousness is her blind spot that led to her demise. #DonnaAdelson<\/a> #DonnaAdelsonTrial<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/ZXuAj0CV5E<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Hello Awesome (@_helloawesome_) September 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Speculation has already begun on if Wendi Adelson, Dan Markel\u2019s former wife, will also be charged with his murder:<\/p>\n

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I re watched #WendiAdelson<\/a> interview, and boi was she telling it all , prosecutors definitely saving the BEST for LAST I CANT wait to hear and watch this detective \ud83d\udd75\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2642\ufe0f on the stand during Wendi\u2019s trial next .#DonnaAdelsonTrial<\/a> #DanMarkel<\/a> #CharlieAdelson<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LcbCUXXC0Z<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \ud83e\udddf\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\udc7b (@stubbornasffidc) September 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Wendi Adelson after hearing Donna’s Guilty verdicts. pic.twitter.com\/P3GGal3vZV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nickalosi Vaccaro (@Mafi287) September 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

I\u2019m sure there\u2019s at least one person whose job it is to make sure that Wendi doesn\u2019t book any flights to Vietnam. <\/p>\n

Jury Convicts Florida Matriarch In Murder-For-Hire Killing Of Her Former Son-In-Law <\/a>[CNN]<\/p>\n

Earlier<\/strong>: Donna Adelson Pushes Judge For Another Delay<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Jury Reaches Verdict In Donna Adelson Trial<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For years now, prosecutors have been fighting to bring Dan Markel\u2019s killers to justice. Katharine Magbanua<\/a> received a life sentence plus 60 years. Charlie Adelson got life<\/a>, and his mother \u2014 Donna Adelson \u2014 recently got a jury verdict from her trial. She was found guilty accross the board. CNN<\/a> has coverage:<\/p>\n

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The matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family was convicted Thursday of murder in the killing of her former son-in-law, a prominent law professor who was locked in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife when he was gunned down in 2014.
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When the judge announced that the jury had convicted Adelson of first-degree murder, the defendant exclaimed, \u201cOh!\u201d and started shaking and crying.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You can see her reaction to the verdicts here: <\/p>\n

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Donna’s reaction isn’t sadness. It’s anger. Her self-righteousness is her blind spot that led to her demise. #DonnaAdelson<\/a> #DonnaAdelsonTrial<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/ZXuAj0CV5E<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Hello Awesome (@_helloawesome_) September 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Speculation has already begun on if Wendi Adelson, Dan Markel\u2019s former wife, will also be charged with his murder:<\/p>\n

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I re watched #WendiAdelson<\/a> interview, and boi was she telling it all , prosecutors definitely saving the BEST for LAST I CANT wait to hear and watch this detective \ud83d\udd75\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2642\ufe0f on the stand during Wendi\u2019s trial next .#DonnaAdelsonTrial<\/a> #DanMarkel<\/a> #CharlieAdelson<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LcbCUXXC0Z<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \ud83e\udddf\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\udc7b (@stubbornasffidc) September 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Wendi Adelson after hearing Donna’s Guilty verdicts. pic.twitter.com\/P3GGal3vZV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nickalosi Vaccaro (@Mafi287) September 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

I\u2019m sure there\u2019s at least one person whose job it is to make sure that Wendi doesn\u2019t book any flights to Vietnam. <\/p>\n

Jury Convicts Florida Matriarch In Murder-For-Hire Killing Of Her Former Son-In-Law <\/a>[CNN]<\/p>\n

Earlier<\/strong>: Donna Adelson Pushes Judge For Another Delay<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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