I'm Drew Nelson. Donna Adelson's trial continues in Florida for planning the 2014 murder of her former son-in-law, Daniel Markle, a case that has already led to four convictions, including her son Charlie.

Donna's trial continued Tuesday with key testimony from Catherine Magbanua, the woman already convicted as the go-between in the murder for hire plot.

Magbanua told jurors, quote,

Charlie would consult his mother and then come back and speak to you.

Magbanua described Charlie as frantic and holding a gun after the shooting.

She said she passed the money from Charlie to the hitman who were paid in cash.

She also confirmed Donna signed all her paychecks from the Adelson Institute

after the murder. Assistant State Attorney Georgia Kaplanman walked the jury through text messages

between Charlie and Magbenua and emails from Donna to Wendy. Many came from the shared email

account, Donna Harvey at gmail.com. Sergeant Chris Corbett of TPD testified he believed Markle was

under surveillance the day he was killed. Cell Tower and call frequency reports helped link the

family to the hitman, Siegfredo Garcia, and Luis Rivera. Forensic accountant Mary Hull

testified that Magbenua deposited over $26,000 in cash the year of the murder.

She also noted that Garcia's banking information changed after the shooting, and both hitmen bought new cars.

Donna signed Magbenua's paychecks, even though she never worked at the Adelson's dental clinic.

Donna's daughter, Wendy Adelson, testified under

subpoena. She admitted calling Markle, quote, an emotional terrorist. She said Donna, quote, unquote,

micromanaged her life. Wendy also confirmed Charlie joked about hiring a hitman, saying it was

cheaper than a divorce. She denied knowing about the murder plot but said, quote,

My mom thought my life in Tallahassee wasn't good. On the day of the killing, she drove near the crime scene but didn't stop or call Markle. Robert Adelson, Donna's estranged oldest son,

says his mother, quote, ran the show and became angry and gleeful during Wendy's divorce.

He said, quote, she had a complete lack of curiosity about who killed Markle.

...