Court Junkie: Episode 296: The Donna Adelson Trial (Part 1)

September 17, 2025

The Donna Adelson Trial

In July 2014, FSU law professor Dan Markel was gunned down in the driveway of his Tallahassee home. In this episode, we go over the long-awaited case against Dan’s former mother-in-law, Donna Adelson.

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Researched and Written by: Jillian Jalali

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