Murder-for-Hire

The jury deliberated for several hours before finding Charlie Adelson guilty of plotting the murder of his former brother-in-law, Dan Markel. More

November 6, 2023

Charlie Adelson told a jury that he never explained to police that he was being extorted because nobody asked him to reveal the truth. More

November 3, 2023

Charlie Adelson testified that he did not hire anyone to kill his brother-in-law but agreed to pay his murderers’ extortion demands. More

November 3, 2023

Jose Baez, the attorney who famously represented Casey Anthony, entered a plea of not guilty for Shanna Garnder, who faces a potential death sentence. More

November 3, 2023

Charlie Adelson claimed he was a victim of extortion as he took the stand in his own defense. He will return on Friday morning. More

November 2, 2023

Charlie Adelson’s ex-girlfriend Katherine Magbanua testified that Charlie Adelson masterminded and paid for the murder of Dan Markel. More

October 31, 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

A closer look at the connections between the key witnesses in Charlie Adelson's murder-for-hire trial in Tallahassee. More

October 25, 2023

Charlie Adelson's attorneys asked for the trial to be moved due to publicity, despite jury selection already being underway. More

October 24, 2023

Charlie Adelson's parents must appear for questioning before their son goes on trial for the murder of FSU law professor Dan Markel. More

October 16, 2023

Shanna Gardner faces murder and conspiracy charges related to slain Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan's 2022 murder. More

October 5, 2023

Shanna Gardner-Fernandez, who was arrested in Washington, faces extradition to Florida on charges she arranged the murder of her ex-husband. More

September 13, 2023

In one call, placed by Robert Shiver's mother, Robin, she tells dispatchers that Lindsay is following her and may be armed. More

September 1, 2023

Tatyana Remley asked the court to force her husband, millionaire Mark Remley, to pay $15,000 in spousal support a month. More

August 31, 2023

Charlie Adelson is facing charges in connection with the death of his former brother-in-law, Dan Markel, in 2014. More

August 25, 2023

UPDATE: Court TV's Matt Johnson, who's in the Bahamas, said that Lindsay Shiver's husband approved her release, but her family paid her bail. More

August 9, 2023

Vanessa Rae Lavaty, 34, has pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hitman to kill the father of her 2-year-old daughter amid a custody dispute. More

August 3, 2023

Vanessa Lavaty is accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill her ex-boyfriend three days before a custody hearing in their case. More

August 2, 2023

Lindsay Shiver, 36, of Thomasville, is accused of conspiring with her boyfriend, Terrance Bethel, 28, and another man to kill Robert Shiver. More

July 31, 2023

Darrin Lopez is on trial for the murder of his high school sweetheart's husband, but says he was manipulated from the start. More

July 26, 2023

Police say Jazmin Paez sent a request to a parody website asking for a hitman to kill her 3-year-old son, and included a 'safe/code word.' More

July 20, 2023

Thomas Randolph's conviction for the murders of his sixth wife, Sharon Randolph, and hitman Michael Miller was overturned in 2021. More

July 18, 2023

Serhat Gumrukcu and Berk Eratay are facing federal charges in a case that lead to the 2018 murder of Gregory Davis in Vermont. More

June 16, 2023

Jerry Banks was accused in a conspiracy that allegedly began when the victim threatened to tell the FBI about a fraudulent oil deal. More

June 9, 2023

Tennessee woman Melody Sasser is accused in a murder-for-hire plot to kill the wife of a man she met on Match.com. More

June 5, 2023

The former owner of Presidente Supermarkets, Manuel Marin, has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the killing of Camilo Salazar. More

May 22, 2023

Prosecutors say Kouri Richins bought four life insurance policies for her husband without his knowledge in the years preceding his death. More

May 18, 2023

A 16-year-old charged in 2021 with four murders will be prosecuted as an adult for the alleged crimes, according to a Ohio judge. More

February 7, 2023

N.J. man John Michael Musbach, who exchanged sexually explicit images with a 13-year-old N.Y. girl, admitted paying $20K in bitcoin to have her killed. More

February 3, 2023

Prosecutors have alleged that Gregory Davis was killed because he was ready to go to the FBI with information that Serhat Gumrukcu was defrauding him. More

December 30, 2022