Donna Adelson’s murder trial could get pushed back again — this time over a mysterious side investigation launched by the state.

The defense lawyers for Donna Adelson, an alleged mastermind in the murder-for-hire of Dan Markel, tried to get the presiding judge kicked off the case.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Donna Adelson reacts to a jury finding her guilty for the murder of Dan Markel on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Donna Adelson, fresh ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Donna Adelson, the 75-year-old matriarch of the South Florida family behind the 2014 murder-for-hire of Dan Markel, was sentenced ...

On the same day jurors found Donna Adelson guilty in the murder-for-hire of Dan Markel, the state of Florida filed its answer brief in her son Charlie Adelson’s appeal, laying out why his conviction ...

Donna Adelson, the 75-year-old matriarch of the South Florida family behind the 2014 murder-for-hire of Dan Markel, was sentenced to life in prison in a Tallahassee courtroom. State Attorney Jack ...

Nearly two years after being charged in connection with her former son-in-law's murder, a verdict has been reached in Donna Adelson's case. In July 2014, Florida State University law professor Dan ...

The matriarch of a South Florida family who faces life in prison for the hired killing of her former son-in-law is asking a judge for a new trial. Attorneys for Donna Adelson argued that alleged juror ...

She is the fifth person convicted in the case, joining her son Charlie Adelson and three others who are also serving prison sentences. Donna Adelson, who hoped to spend her golden years doting on her ...

Donna Adelson, the matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family, has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her former son-in-law, Daniel Markel, after she hired a hitman to perform the murder.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family was convicted Thursday of murder in the killing of her former son-in-law, a prominent law professor who was locked in a bitter ...

Donna Adelson, fresh off her conviction on all counts in the murder-for-hire of Dan Markel, is asking for a new trial, claiming she didn’t get a fair shake. Her lawyers, Joshua Zelman and Jackie ...