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Surviving the Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime

LUNCH LIVE: Georgia Cappelman Delivers Closing Argument in Donna Adelson Trial

Surviving the Survivor: #BestGuests in True Crime

Big Pond Podcasts

True Crime, News, Society & Culture

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Probably just the two of us.

0:03.0

And of course, that's what Donna says to Charlie.

0:07.0

After the now infamous bump, as their phones are being wiretapped,

0:13.0

well, Georgia invoked that today and said,

0:16.0

and I thought this was one of the best lines of the entire closing argument.

0:26.7

Georgia says, if anyone in that deliberation room wants to acquit her,

0:32.9

make them tell you how that line is not a confession. Welcome to the global phenomenon, surviving the survivor,

0:36.6

where we bring you the best guests in all of true crime.

0:40.6

Here's your host, Emmy Award-winning journalist, Joel Waldman.

0:44.9

What's up, SCS Nation?

0:46.0

Welcome to Surviving and Survivor.

0:47.3

It is a show that brings you the very best guests in all of true crime,

0:51.9

and today was an absolute unmitigated dismantling of Donna Adelson's defense

1:00.5

and that was at the hands of prosecutor of the year, Georgia Kaplan, she just took absolute control

1:07.5

of Port Room 3G. We're live here in Tallahassee at the Leon County Courthouse.

1:12.6

And in courtroom 3G, Georgia just went methodically through this closing and here to

1:19.0

help me break it down.

1:20.8

You know him well.

1:22.5

Fame, Tallahassee, criminal defense attorney, R.

1:25.7

Timothy Jansen, the letter R. Oh, you are. And Timothy knows

1:30.0

the bowels of the Leon County Courthouse. And we're sitting somewhere that they did not know

1:35.0

existed. We are by ourselves. Got about 20, 25 minutes. Tim and I are both starving for full

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