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A Family Affair: The Adelson Murder-for-Hire Plot
The episode details the investigation and legal outcomes surrounding the 2014 murder-for-hire of Florida State University professor Dan Markel. Following a contentious custody battle, Markel’s former mother-in-law, Donna Adelson, and her son, Charlie, orchestrated a lethal conspiracy involving hired assassins. The source outlines the convictions of family members and several accomplices, including a middlewoman and the gunman, all of whom received life sentences. While Markel’s ex-wife, Wendi Adelson, has never faced charges, she provided testimony regarding her mother’s controlling behavior…
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