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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

Was Donna Adelson the Mastermind? Or Just a Meddling Mom?

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

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3.3 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Was Donna Adelson the Mastermind? Or Just a Meddling Mom?

Was Donna Adelson the criminal architect of a murder-for-hire plot—or just an overbearing grandmother caught in the crossfire of her son’s bad decisions? In this pivotal episode, Hidden Killers host Tony Brueski is joined by legal expert Eric Faddis to unpack the prosecution’s boldest claim: that Donna didn’t just know about the plot to kill Dan Markel—she engineered it.

We dive into new testimony suggesting Donna consulted mid-plot, pressured her children, and manipulated the situation with military precision. But is that enough to prove orchestration… or just meddling?

Eric breaks down the legal difference between being the “mastermind” and simply being “involved,” and how jurors are being asked to separate motherly concern from criminal intent.

This is the crux of the case—and it could determine whether Donna Adelson spends the rest of her life behind bars.

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