Seventy-five-year-old Donna Adelson is on trial for the July 2014 murder of her son-in-law, Florida State University law professor Dan Markel. Florida Assistant State Attorney Georgia Cappleman asked jurors whether a killer can appear grandmotherly and urged an open mind during jury selection. Adelson was arrested in November 2023 at Miami International Airport after purchasing one-way tickets to Vietnam with her husband. She faces charges of murder, conspiracy and solicitation related to a custody dispute between Markel and Adelson's daughter, Wendi. Adelson's son, dentist Charlie Adelson, was convicted for hiring hit men to kill Markel. Defense counsel raised concerns about jailhouse snitches and alleged offers of money for favorable testimony.
Lawyers questioned potential jurors this week as 75-year-old Donna Adelson went on trial for the July 2014 murder of her son-in-law, Florida State University College of Law professor Dan Markel. Florida Assistant State Attorney Georgia Cappleman asked what a killer looks like. "Can a killer look like a granny?" she asked. She went on to ask jurors whether they could keep an open mind.
Donna Adelson was arrested in November 2023 when she was at the Miami International Airport after she and her husband bought one-way tickets to Vietnam. She is charged with murder, conspiracy and solicitation in the slaying that happened during a custody dispute between Markel and Donna Adelson's daughter, Wendi Adelson. Donna Adelson's son, Florida dentist Charlie Adelson, was convicted on the same charges for hiring hit men to kill Markel. He was convicted a week before his mother's arrest.
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