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Court Junkie

Ep 258: Dan Markel Murder: Charlie Adelson Trial (Part 1)

Court Junkie

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True Crime, News, Talk Radio, Government

4.88.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2023

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

In July 2014, FSU law professor Dan Markel was gunned down in the driveway of his Tallahassee home. In this episode, we go over the Prosecution’s case against Dan’s former brother-in-law, Charlie Adelson.  Please subscribe to our other podcast, CIVIL, which covers civil cases and trials. Listen to the trailer here - https://link.chtbl.com/CivilPodcast Sponsors in this episode: SKIMS - SKIMS Holiday Gift Shop is now open at SKIMS.com. Get free shipping on orders over $75. After you place your order, be sure to select “podcast” in the survey and then select “COURT JUNKIE” in the dropdown menu that follows.  Progressive Insurance - Visit Progressive.com to get a quote with all the coverages you want, so you can easily compare and choose.  The Jordan Harbinger Show - Search for The Jordan Harbinger Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.  Pluto TV - Download the free Pluto TV app for Android, iPhone, Roku, and Fire TV and start streaming now. Jon Keur of Wayfare Recording Co provides post-production for the show. Please support Court Junkie with as little as $3 monthly via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie to receive ad-free episodes. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie

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0:00.0

Charlie, let's start with the most important question.

0:04.0

Did you cause the death of Professor Dan Markel?

0:08.0

Absolutely, no.

0:10.0

Did you hire anyone to kill him?

0:12.0

No.

0:13.0

It was a day followers of the Dan Markel case had been waiting for, for years,

0:19.0

and it finally happened

0:23.3

courtroom.

0:24.3

Charlie Adelson, now 47 years old,

0:28.3

long suspected of having been one of the masterminds of a brutal murder that happened back in July at 2014 was taking the stand,

0:37.2

trying to convince a jury that he was innocent.

0:41.2

How do you feel right now? I'm really nervous.

0:44.0

Why are you nervous?

0:46.0

My whole life depends on it.

0:48.0

Back on July 18th, 2014, 41-year-old Florida State University law professor, Dan Markel, was just coming

0:57.8

home after a morning of running some errands, which included dropping his two young sons off at preschool and then going to the gym.

1:06.0

As he pulled into the driveway, a green Toyota Prius pulled in after him,

1:12.0

and while Dan was still in his car talking on the phone a man

1:17.1

got out of the Prius walked up to Dan's car and shot him twice in the head.

1:24.0

Dan hung on for about 14 hours,

1:27.0

but was pronounced dead at the hospital.

1:30.0

Years passed, and then in 2016, Louis Rivera, Segfredo Garcia, and Catherine Magbanua

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