{"id":135989,"date":"2025-10-28T15:44:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T23:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/10\/28\/deadly-mischief-goes-all-in-on-donna-adelsons-role-in-dan-markel-murder\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:44:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T23:44:03","slug":"deadly-mischief-goes-all-in-on-donna-adelsons-role-in-dan-markel-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/10\/28\/deadly-mischief-goes-all-in-on-donna-adelsons-role-in-dan-markel-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Deadly Mischief\u2019 Goes All In On Donna Adelson\u2019s Role In Dan Markel Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many articles have been written detailing the murder-for-hire conspiracy that took the life of Florida State law professor Dan Markel 11 years ago. And while the posts at <a href=\"https:\/\/davidlat.substack.com\/p\/the-dan-markel-case-charlie-adelson-95d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Original Jurisdiction<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/tag\/dan-markel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a> go into the details of the case, different mediums can do a better job of conveying the details, testimony, and emotional weight of the case. NBC\u2019s Dateline recently released an in-depth report on Donna Adelson, the matriarch behind the conspiracy that is well worth the watch. Here\u2019s a preview:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>You can find the in-depth discussion of Charlie and Donna Adelson\u2019s involvement on Peacock and Hulu. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Earlier<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2023\/11\/9-years-after-law-professor-murdered-jury-finds-charlie-adelson-guilty\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">9 Years After Law Professor Murdered, Jury Finds Charlie Adelson Guilty<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/donna-adelson-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-murder-of-her-law-professor-ex-son-in-law\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donna Adelson Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder Of Her Law Professor Ex-Son-In-Law<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2022\/08\/life-sentence-in-law-professor-murder-case\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Life Sentence In Law Professor Murder Case<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Chris-Williams-2025.jpg?resize=512%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1162378\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>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\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cwilliams@abovethelaw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WritesForRent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/deadly-mischief-goes-all-in-on-donna-adelsons-role-in-dan-markel-murder\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Deadly Mischief\u2019 Goes All In On Donna Adelson\u2019s Role In Dan Markel Murder<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many articles have been written detailing the murder-for-hire conspiracy that took the life of Florida State law professor Dan Markel 11 years ago. And while the posts at <a href=\"https:\/\/davidlat.substack.com\/p\/the-dan-markel-case-charlie-adelson-95d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Original Jurisdiction<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/tag\/dan-markel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a> go into the details of the case, different mediums can do a better job of conveying the details, testimony, and emotional weight of the case. NBC\u2019s Dateline recently released an in-depth report on Donna Adelson, the matriarch behind the conspiracy that is well worth the watch. Here\u2019s a preview:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>You can find the in-depth discussion of Charlie and Donna Adelson\u2019s involvement on Peacock and Hulu. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Earlier<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2023\/11\/9-years-after-law-professor-murdered-jury-finds-charlie-adelson-guilty\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">9 Years After Law Professor Murdered, Jury Finds Charlie Adelson Guilty<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/donna-adelson-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-murder-of-her-law-professor-ex-son-in-law\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donna Adelson Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder Of Her Law Professor Ex-Son-In-Law<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2022\/08\/life-sentence-in-law-professor-murder-case\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Life Sentence In Law Professor Murder Case<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Chris-Williams-2025.jpg?resize=512%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1162378\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>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\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cwilliams@abovethelaw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WritesForRent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/10\/deadly-mischief-goes-all-in-on-donna-adelsons-role-in-dan-markel-murder\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Deadly Mischief\u2019 Goes All In On Donna Adelson\u2019s Role In Dan Markel Murder<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many articles have been written detailing the murder-for-hire conspiracy that took the life of Florida State law professor Dan Markel 11 years ago. And while the posts at Original Jurisdiction and Above the Law go into the details of the case, different mediums can do a better job of conveying the details, testimony, and emotional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":135990,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Chris-Williams-2025-OKpf1s.jpg?fit=512%2C288&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}