Dentist Mastermind Murder Trial: State’s Rebuttal Closing Argument
Prosecutor Georgia Cappleman delivers the State's rebuttal closing in FL v. Charlie Adelson. Adelson is charged in the murder of Dan Markel. More
November 6, 2023
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Prosecutor Georgia Cappleman delivers the State's rebuttal closing in FL v. Charlie Adelson. Adelson is charged in the murder of Dan Markel. More
November 6, 2023
Defense Attorney Daniel Rashbaum delivers his closing argument in FL v. Charlie Adelson. Adelson is charged in the murder of Dan Markel. More
November 6, 2023
Georgia Cappleman delivers the State's closing in FL v. Charlie Adelson. The defendant is charged in the murder of law professor Dan Markel. More
November 6, 2023
Prosecutors believe that Donna Adelson brought her son, Charlie, money to pay for the execution of Dan Markel the night of his murder. More
November 3, 2023
Adelson is questioned about what Wendi knew about the plot to kill Dan Markel. He's asked about Wendi telling cops Charlie wanted Dan dead. More
November 3, 2023
Charlie Adelson insists Dan Markel's murder was extortion, not murder-for-hire. He said he couldn't tell cops because he'd have been killed. More
November 3, 2023
Charlie Adelson tells the jury that Katherine Magbanua told him her friend killed Dan Markel, and the friend was demanding a third of $1M. More
November 2, 2023
Defendant Charlie Adelson discusses his relationships with his sister Wendi and her ex-husband, Dan Markel, whom he’s accused of conspiring to kill. More
November 2, 2023
Charlie Adelson takes the stand in his own defense, denies arranging Dan Markel's murder, talks about childhood, schooling, and dental career. More
November 2, 2023
Court TV's Julia Jenae returns to the scene of Dan Markel's murder and the area where Wendi Adelson was driving on that day. More
October 31, 2023
An analysis of the evidence in Charlie Adelson's case that appears to implicate his mother, Donna, as part of the plot to kill Dan Markel. More
October 31, 2023
Ruth Markel is escorted out of court because her phone went off; judge threatens gallery with expulsion if there are more distractions. More
October 31, 2023
Katherine Magbanua admits she knew the job entailed killing Dan Markel, and that it was not simply a roughing up. More
October 30, 2023
Katherine Magbanua, who was convicted of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation of murder in Dan Markel's death, testifies. More
October 30, 2023
Luis Rivera is on cross-examination in the case against Charlie Adelson. Rivera pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Dan Markel's death. More
October 30, 2023
Jeffrey LaCasse was brought back to the stand, where he said that he briefly wondered whether Wendi Adelson was framing him for murder. More
October 27, 2023
Wendi Adelson's ex-boyfriend, Jeffrey Lacasse, says Wendi told him her brother, Charlie Adelson, explored hiring a hitman to kill Dan Markel. More
October 27, 2023
On cross-examination, Wendi Adelson insists she did not try to erase Dan Markel's memory from her sons' lives. More
October 27, 2023
Wendi Adelson was one of the first witnesses to testify as Ruth Markel sat in the gallery watching Charlie Adelson's trial. More
October 26, 2023
Wendi Adelson, sister of defendant Charlie Adelson and ex-wife of victim Dan Markel, spoke about divorce and her overprotective mother. More
October 26, 2023
Former Tallahassee Police Sgt. David Sims recalls arriving to a call of "possible shots fired" at Dan Markel's home. More
October 26, 2023
Neighbor recalls walking over to Dan Markel's house after hearing a loud bang. It was gunshots, and the neighbor saw a car speed away. More
October 26, 2023
State open in FL v. Charles Adelson. Adelson, a dentist, is accused of hiring hitmen to kill his ex brother-in-law, law professor Dan Markel. More
October 26, 2023
Law professor Dan Markel was gunned down in his driveway. Prosecutors say his ex-brother-in-law, dentist Charlie Adelson plotted the murder. More
October 26, 2023
Dan Markel's mother read from her book the night before Charlie Adelson, who allegedly masterminded her son's murder, goes to trial. More
October 25, 2023
Opening statements are Thursday morning in the trial of Charlie Adelson, who is accused of plotting the murder of FSU professor Dan Markel. More
October 25, 2023
Jury selection continues in the case of Dentist Charlie Adelson, who's accused of hiring hitmen to kill his ex brother-in-law, Dan Markel. More
October 24, 2023
Beloved FSU law professor Dan Markel was gunned down in his own driveway allegedly over a custody battle with his ex-wife Wendi Adelson. More
October 20, 2023
Ruth Markel talked about the murder-for-hire case against Charlie Adelson ahead of the trial's scheduled start on Monday. More
October 17, 2023
Ruth Markel, mother of FSU law professor Dan Markel who was killed in a murder-for-hire plot, speaks to Court TV. More
September 19, 2023