Mother-in-Law Convicted in Markel Murder | JQJO

Donna Adelson, 75, was found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy in the 2014 death of her former son-in-law, Florida State law professor Dan Markel. The verdict, reached after a two-week trial, concludes a decade-long investigation into the murder-for-hire plot allegedly orchestrated to resolve a bitter custody battle. Evidence included FBI sting operations, wiretaps, and testimony from family members and co-conspirators, who are already imprisoned. Adelson's defense argued a lack of direct evidence linking her to the crime, but the prosecution portrayed her as the mastermind. Her arrest at Miami International Airport while attempting to flee to Vietnam added to the case against her.