Donna Adelson Turns Down Sweet Plea Deal That Fingered Wendi?!

Roberta Glass True Crime Report

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True Crime

3.3 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Lawyer Tim Jansen is reporting that Donna Adeldon turned down a sweet plea deal that gave Adelson time served for implicating her daughter Wendi Adelson in the murder for hire plot that killed Wendi Adelson’s ex-husband, Florida State University law professor, Dan Markel. In this episode, I’ll explain why this should surprise no one who has been following this case. What does this plea offer say about the State’s confidence of a conviction going into Donna Adelson’s August 19th trial?

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0:00.0	You have a good idea?
0:04.0	I didn't want to give it to you.
0:07.0	I have a nice news?
0:09.0	Yeah.
0:10.0	You're not going to get it to me and
0:15.0	I don't want to give it to you.
0:18.0	Why do I have to give it?
0:19.0	No, my attorney is sitting not to try. Why don't have any way to you? This is evidence. Okay. She's under arrest. I have to come with you. I have to go. You don't have to stay. No, I have to stay. Please don't get the bags. Yeah. And you need to go to the back. Okay bags. And you need the way outside.
0:38.3	Okay.
0:39.3	My husband's almost 80 years old.
0:41.3	He can't be with me?
0:42.3	Please, can I help?
0:44.3	No, can't do anything.
0:45.3	Oh, don't do this, please.
0:47.3	Oh, God.
0:48.3	Someone's got to help him get home.
0:49.3	This is terrible.
0:51.3	You can't do this.
0:52.3	Is that okay with you? Is that okay with you?
0:59.0	Please.
1:00.0	You have anything in your pocket?
1:03.0	You have anything in your pocket?
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