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Donna Adelson murder trial: Key moments emerge as Wendi Adelson takes stand, faces her mom

Wendi Adelson, the ex-wife of slain law professor Dan Markel, took the stand Aug. 25 to testify for the state against her ...

Trial begins in case of woman charged in murder-for-hire of ex-son-in-law FSU professor Daniel Markel

Authorities say the Adelsons considered offering Markel $1 million to let his ex-wife and sons relocate to South Florida ...

Jury selection to begin for South Florida matriarch charged in murder-for-hire of FSU professor

Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the trial of the matriarch of a South Florida family accused of orchestrating the ...

Was Donna Adelson on 'Wheel of Fortune'? Family matriarch called herself 'domestic coordinator'

Donna Adelson, currently on trial for her alleged role in the murder-for hire of her former son-in-law Dan Markel, was once ...

‘Were you involved’: Wendi Adelson grilled by prosecution, defense in tense afternoon testimony

Wendi Adelson returned to the witness stand Monday afternoon, once again telling a Tallahassee courtroom she had nothing to ...

Grandmother accused of masterminding family murder-for-hire plot in dentist's killing of professor

Prosecutors say Donna Adelson was the matriarch behind Dan Markel's murder, with evidence including her attempted flight to ...

A law professor was stalked and killed by hit men. His former mother-in-law is now on trial for the 2014 contract killing

More than a decade after two hit men stalked and killed a law professor in Florida, the alleged mastermind of the murder-for-hire plot is now on trial – the victim’s former mother-in-law.