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Donna Adelson The Hidden Hand Behind the Murder Plot.

Police Off The Cuff/Real Crime Stories

Bill Cannon Police off the Cuff/Real Crime Stories

Law Enforcement, Crime, True Crime, Military

4.4870 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Donna Adelson: The Hidden Hand Behind the Murder Plot #NYPD #homicidesergeant The Police Off The Cuff team is providing detailed **analysis** of the **donna adelson trial** as more **news** develops around this **true crime** case. Bill and Mike share their expertise about this terrible **crime story** now playing out in **court**. Stay tuned as the verdict against Donna Adelson is discussed.

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0:00.0

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to police off the cuff, real crime stories.

0:06.3

I'm your host, retired NYPD Sergeant Bill Cannon, a 27-year veteran of the NYPD.

0:12.0

Just like to remind everyone, this show is sponsored by Fandual on the Believe Network.

0:17.7

And all we ask is that you also like, comment, share, and subscribe.

0:22.4

That'll definitely help our algorithm.

0:24.7

So the case, the trial of Donna Adelson, ended yesterday, guilty of all charges.

0:34.9

This is a very extremely complicated case, convoluted case going back to 2014. A jury found

0:45.8

Donna Adelson guilty of murder in the 2014 death of her former son-in-law, Dan Markell, a Florida law professor.

0:57.7

She is the fifth person convicted in this case.

1:01.8

On the screen, you see her son Charlie, who was previously convicted.

1:08.0

For more than a decade, the killing of well-known Florida law professor Dan Markell

1:13.8

has consumed a group of state prosecutors in Tallahassee who secured four convictions as they

1:22.5

peeled back a complicated murder for hire involving the family of the professor's ex-wife, his ex-wife,

1:30.2

on the screen near Wendy Adelson. Donna Edelson, Mr. Markell's mother-in-law, and the grandmother of his two sons,

1:41.4

was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder,

1:45.3

and solicitation of murder.

1:48.3

Ms. Adelson, who's 75 years old,

1:50.9

sobbed and repeatedly cried out,

1:53.8

oh, my God, after the verdict was read

1:56.4

at the Leon County Courthouse in Tallahassee.

1:59.3

So this case really caught the,

2:03.6

uh, caught everyone's interest because it was so devious and convoluted and four people already had been convicted.

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