Donna Adelson Trial | Crime Scene Detective Craig Isom Breaks Down Hitman Surveillance
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Tony Brueski
4.2 • 612 Ratings
🗓️ 23 August 2025
⏱️ 108 minutes
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Summary
In this raw and riveting courtroom moment, Tallahassee Police Department Detective Craig Isom steps into the spotlight to reveal chilling details from the investigation into Dan Markel’s murder. His testimony on Day 3 of the Donna Adelson trial centers around the movements of the alleged hitmen and their connection to the Adelson family’s finances.
Isom painstakingly walked the jury through surveillance footage and cell tower data, showing how Luis Rivera and Sigfredo Garcia stalked Markel across Tallahassee in the hours leading up to the murder. He pointed out critical timestamps and explained how the suspects’ rental car—tracked through video and data—circled Markel’s neighborhood multiple times before the fatal shooting.
But the truly damning part? Isom analyzed the payroll records from the Adelson family dental business, linking Charlie Adelson to cash withdrawals around the time the hitmen were paid. It's a detail that, when paired with Rivera's earlier testimony, starts to outline a money trail prosecutors say leads straight to the Adelson matriarch.
This testimony matters because it ties the physical evidence—the car, the movements, the timing—directly to the financial transactions at the heart of the alleged murder-for-hire conspiracy. Isom’s methodical breakdown transforms vague suspicions into a timeline that could prove devastating for the defense.
Watch as Detective Isom lays out the blueprint of a calculated execution and the alleged paper trail that could bring Donna Adelson down.
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| 1:02.2 | This is continuing coverage in the trial of Donna Edelson from the Hidden Killers podcast and True Crime Today. |
| 1:06.0 | Now, back to the courtroom. |
| 1:09.3 | That's right. |
| 1:11.6 | Go ahead. We're going to be afraid for the fence of ours. right go ahead some objections to my exhibit and coming in the |
| 1:17.6 | female exhibit composite and I haven't had time to look at all the ones they're getting to, but I know the first one is marked as states, is it at 64A. |
| 1:34.3 | Okay, I approach. |
| 1:36.3 | This is an email from, initially from Donna Aeelson to Wendy Aylson and Wendy |
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