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13th Juror Podcast

Beyond the Jury Box: Donna Adelson

13th Juror Podcast

Audiochuck

Society & Culture, Government, True Crime, Documentary, News

4.6897 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The verdict was only half the story. Uncover the evidence jurors never saw—sealed wiretaps, secret hearings, and the family fractures that shattered the Adelsons long before the trial began.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The jury's verdict in Florida v. Donna Edelson marked the fifth conviction in the murder plot to kill

0:06.4

FSU law professor Dan Markell. For the jurors, it was the end of the road. But for the rest of us,

0:13.7

it was only the end of what was heard in court. Behind the scenes, there were hearings the jury was excluded

0:20.1

from, evidence that never made it into the courtroom, and even wiretaps the jurors didn't know existed, including secret recordings between Harvey Adelson and a jailhouse informant. For the jurors, it was the end of the road, but for the rest of us, it was only the end of what was heard in court.

0:39.1

Behind the scenes, there were hearings the jury was excluded from, evidence that never made it into

0:44.5

the courtroom, and even wiretaps the jurors didn't know existed, including secret recordings

0:51.5

between Harvey Aedelson and a jailhouse informant. A trial tells two stories

0:57.7

built from the same evidence, one from the prosecution, one from the defense. But would

1:04.4

evidence the jury never saw craft a third narrative? Could those missing pieces be enough to change the way you see the truth?

1:13.2

Or do they only confirm the verdict the jury reached? In this episode, we step outside the jury

1:19.3

box to uncover suppressed evidence, hidden testimonies, and questions that still linger,

1:25.8

about Donna Adelson, her family, and the murder of Dan Markell.

1:31.3

We'll also get a window into the deliberation room from the jury four person, offering us a rare

1:36.8

glimpse of what the jurors really thought about Donna, Wendy, Rob, and some of the trial's most

1:43.0

controversial witnesses.

1:52.8

Plus, as I was writing this episode, a shocking new filing from Donna Adelson herself as she refuses to accept her fate.

1:56.2

The prosecution says she conspired a murder.

1:59.8

The defense says she's simply an overbearing mother.

2:02.6

But it's the jurors who had the final say.

2:05.3

I'm your host, Brandy Churchwell,

2:07.3

and this is 13th juror podcast.

2:11.0

Today's episode is Florida versus Donna Adelson.

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