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The Case Against Donna Adelson

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4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this riveting episode of "Closing Arguments with Vinnie Politan," we delve into the shocking and complex case against Donna Adelson, a mother accused of conspiring with her son, Charlie Adelson, in an alleged plot to arrange the murder of her former son-in-law, Dan Markel. The beloved Florida State University law professor had found himself entangled in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife, Wendi Adelson, who is Donna's daughter and Charlie's sister. Join Vinnie Politan as he meticulously examines the details of this high-profile case, exploring the tumultuous dynamics within the Adelson family and the motives that may have led to the deadly conspiracy.

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0:00.0

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are simply that opinions all are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law

0:09.7

Sensitive topics are discussed. Discretion is advised.

0:14.0

Dan Markel was a bright and talented young law professor at Florida State University in

0:19.9

Tallahassee.

0:21.0

He had two children with his wife Wendy Adelson, but when Dan and

0:24.6

Wendy's marriage broke up, things got very bitter, especially concerning the

0:29.6

custody of their

0:35.0

children, and

0:38.0

when her parents, Harvey and Donna lived and ran the family's very successful

0:41.0

dental practice.

0:42.0

Wendy's brother Charlie also lived there and was also a dentist.

0:46.2

In court, Dan was winning and the judge was not on board with Wendy's plan to move the children away from their father and away from

0:54.9

Tallahassee. But in the end Wendy did move to South Florida with the children

1:00.4

that's because Dan was shot and killed in his driveway.

1:04.0

It was murdered for hire.

1:06.0

Wendy's brother Charlie was sleeping with a woman named Catherine McBanawa, who was also sleeping with the father of her children,

1:13.4

Sigrido Garcia.

1:15.1

Charlie paid Catherine to get Sigrado and his friend, Louise Rivera,

1:20.3

to drive from South Florida to Tallahassee to commit the murder.

1:25.0

All four have been convicted and now Wendy's mother, Donna,

1:30.0

has also been charged.

1:32.8

Tonight we take a look at newly obtained divorce documents

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