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Matriarch, Murder & the Moment of Truth: Week 2 in Donna Adelson's Trial | On The Record Podcast

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🗓️ 13 September 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Cody Thomas breaks down week two of Donna Adelson’s trial — undercover stings, defense pushback, and a dramatic guilty verdict.

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0:00.0

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are simply that.

0:04.8

Opinions.

0:05.8

All are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.

0:09.8

Sensitive topics are discussed.

0:11.8

Discretion is advised.

0:17.8

This is on the record, and of course, I'm Cody Thomas. Donna Adelson's verdict came down last week but the conclusion was too big not to dig into deeper.

0:27.6

Now for anyone who missed it or wants to see how the story ended, here's week two, the final act in the downfall of Donna Adelson.

0:35.6

Now the week kicked off with powerful testimony from investigators and undercover agents.

0:41.3

Jurors heard the bump audio when the FBI confronted Donna face-to-face and listened to her reaction as Charlie pressed her about who was involved.

0:51.3

What's the bump?

0:53.3

The bump is where we took an undercover agent. about who was involved. What's the bump?

0:55.0

The bump is where we took an undercover agent

0:58.0

and had him approached Mrs. Edelson with a plan.

1:03.0

It was during the time of the investigation,

1:06.0

we had evidence that linked Louis Rivera

1:09.0

and Secreto Garcia to be in the actual hitman.

1:12.1

And was the goal to identify, you know, if the pattern that we're seeing that we think is

1:17.6

the members of the conspiracy, is that right? Who's a member of the conspiracy and what are their

1:21.7

roles? Yeah, we had Louis Rivera, Sigrader Garcia would talk, and Sigridor Garcia talked

1:26.5

to Catherine McBan Vanwood through the phones.

1:28.3

Catherine McAvain would talk to Charlie Adelson through phones, Charlie Edelson talked to Donna Hidalson.

1:33.3

Excuse me, Mrs. Dattelson? Hey, go, just want to give you this.

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