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It's day one of the Donna Edelson trial in Florida. It's Friday, August 22nd, 2025. Do most judges start a trial on a Friday?

No. But Judge Everett is ready to get this case,

ZoomZuman. They worked till well after 630 local time, which is Eastern last night, to finish

selecting a jury. They seated a jury of 14, 12 plus two alternates. They had wanted three

alternates. They didn't get three alternates. They

got two. And they're like, we're good. We're rolling with it. Let's go. And that's exactly

what they did. So when we go to court today, we are in day one of trial after three days of jury

selection. What does that mean for us? Well, it means that they are ready to rock

and it means that the jurors were only there for like a half day and then a full day for the

final day of jury selection and they're ready to go and that the judge expects evidence

today. So when we go to court, that's what we're looking for. So Lawnards, are you ready?

I'm ready.

This murder was set into motion because back in 2014, this defendant's family had a big problem.

And the big problem was Dan Markell.

And the solution to that problem was the defendant's son, Charlie Adelson.

Charlie Adelson was the solution because he had a girlfriend with connections to the type of people who were willing and capable of pointing a gun at a complete stranger and pulling the trigger. A review by law enforcement

of Wendy Adelson's emails made it clear that her mother, the defendant, hated Dan Markell

and was the relentless driving force behind Wendy's relocation efforts to South Florida.

And, you know, being a caring and involved parent is great,

but the defendant's participation in her children's lives

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