Dan Markel was a regulation professor who taught Prison Legislation at Florida State. His life was reduce quick on June 18th, 2014 by Sigfredo Garcia and Luis Rivera. However they weren’t the one ones accountable. Over time the proof confirmed that Garcia and Rivera had been paid to kill him. Markel’s loss of life adopted a heated custody battle over his youngsters along with his ex-wife Wendi Adelson. Since then extra names have roped in to his homicide: Kathrine Magbanua, Charlie Adelson, and most lately Donna Adelson. The pinnacle of the Adelson household has lastly been sentenced on fees of first-degree homicide and conspiracy to commit homicide.
ABC has protection on the sentencing:
Donna Adelson, the matriarch of a rich South Florida household who was convicted in the hired killing of her former son-in-law, was sentenced Monday to life in jail for her function within the 2014 murder-for-hire of Daniel Markel.
Because it stands, she was sentenced to life with out parole along with one other 30 years on high. Earlier than she was sentenced, Adelson appeared to be about as removed from a “the jig is up” second as you would think about:
“What occurred to Danny is unforgivable. However I’m an harmless lady convicted of this horrible crime with out proof…”I’ve at all times revered the regulation. I’ve by no means gotten a parking ticket, However I’m going to jail for a homicide I didn’t commit,” she added.
These sentiments could have flown (pun meant) once you had been in your option to board a a method flight to a rustic with no extradition to the USA, however they ring hole after a drawn out trial the place the jury was assured in a past an inexpensive doubt verdict after seeing the proof you’ve discounted. That stated, due course of is value preserving regardless of how unsavory of against the law somebody was accused of. Adelson argued that the jury’s minds had been swayed by years of unfavorable media protection and plans to attraction the result.
Donna Adelson Sentenced To Life In Prison For Hired Killing Of Ex-Son-In-Law [ABC]
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