Ep 170 : The Murder of Dan Markel: A Chilling Tale of Custody, Betrayal, and Murder-for-Hire

Mama Mystery with Kelly Evans

QCODE

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.6 • 769 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Dan Markel was a brilliant legal scholar, a devoted father, and a man deeply respected in his field—but his life came to a shocking end on July 18, 2014, when he was gunned down in his driveway in Tallahassee, Florida. What began as a search for a killer uncovered a complex web of family tensions, a bitter custody battle, and a murder-for-hire plot that exposed deep cracks in a seemingly perfect family. In this episode of Mama Mystery, we unravel the chilling details of Dan’s murder, from the hitmen who carried out the crime to the Adelson family’s desperate attempts to escape justice. With testimony from convicted conspirators and a courtroom drama that spanned nearly a decade, this case is as twisted as it is tragic. Join us as we explore the rise and fall of the Adelson family, the damning evidence, and the legacy of a father whose fight for his children cost him everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Mama Mystery. I am your host, Kelly. And today is going to be a solo episode,
0:16.3	despite how badly I want Austin on this episode for so many reasons, not only to talk about the case,
0:22.1	but to talk about so much of the stuff that's been going on with Mama Mystery behind
0:26.4	the scenes. We just got back from CrimeCon in Nashville, and it was absolutely amazing.
0:31.7	We got to meet so many of our listeners. We got to meet new listeners. So if you're listening
0:36.6	for the first time,
0:38.5	because you met us at CrimeCon, hey, great to see you again or hear you again or hear me again,
0:43.5	whatever. Okay, so that was awesome. The next CrimeCon is going to be in September of next year
0:50.3	in Denver. So if you've ever thought about going, just just pull the trigger and do it.
0:56.8	You are not going to regret it. It is so amazing to walk among so many people who share the same
1:01.8	interests and then to bump into people that you see on TV or on your favorite YouTube
1:08.2	channels or on your favorite like court TV or law and crime
1:12.6	networks.
1:13.2	I mean, it is crazy how we all just kind of walk among each other.
1:18.7	Multiple times I ran into Josh Mankowitz and he is just the nicest guy.
1:22.9	He's one of the correspondence on Dateline.
1:26.3	I'm sure a lot of you know that.
1:27.8	But yeah, the Boddins I met with Linda Kenny Bodden again.
1:32.8	And I'm bummed.
1:33.9	I didn't get to see Dr. Bodden this time around.
1:36.2	But maybe I'll see them in Denver again.
1:38.8	But yeah, it is just an absolutely incredible time.
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