Donna Adelson says

Donna Adelson made a short, unexpected appearance of the court earlier this week.

The Septagenic, who was accused of killing his former son -in -law, Dan Markel, gave improvised testimony in a brief hearing on Wednesday. Adelson, who is in prison in Leon County in anticipation of a lawsuit, said she met with two prisoners who claim to have talked to Catherine Magbanu, one of the four people who were already judged and convicted of killing the murder Markel in 2014

L to R: Donna Adelson, Charlie Adelson. (Sheriff’s Service of Leon County))

According to Scrippps News Tallahassee, Adelson told the court that women had informed her that Magbanua had said she would “create” Adelson to receive a reduced sentence. The Addelon Defense team has asked the last -minute hearing as they want the two prisoners to be downloaded now instead of waiting for a test, as women are drug addicts who are willing to be released soon and may not be positioned during the time of the process.

Adelson, who appeared through Zoom, told the court that both women told her that Magbanua was blackmailing her son, Charlie Addelson. Charlie was convicted of first -degree murder and other accusations associated with Markel’s death. Once a prominent, rich wet periodontist in southern Florida, the murder of Charlie, who took over Markel. The motive: His sister Wendy Adelson was in a bitter battle for Markel’s custody. Wendy and Markel were in divorce and Wendy wanted to move from Talahassi in the Miami area to be closer to his family.

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Charlie, allegedly, at Donna’s request, appointed Magbanu, whom he met to arrange the hit Sigfredo Garcia and Louis Rivera to kill Markel in Music murder. Markel, a professor of law at Florida State University, was shot dead at his Talahasi garage more than a decade ago.

Donna testifies that Magbanua told the prisoner: “Wait until he returned. I will take care of this family. Wait until they see what they will get and I will get a reduced sentence. ”

Catherine Magbanu testifies against Charlie Addelson on October 30, 2023 (Judicial TV)

Donna also told the court that one of the prisoners told her that Magbanua had trusted her that her plan had worked, she would sit a lot on Hawaii, drinking a fantastic drink. Donna also said that one of the prisoners also told her about a tattoo that Garcia apparently had from Magbanua with a machine gun. Garcia is the father of the two children of Magbanua. Democrat Tallahassee reports that Donna has met this particular prisoner in a prison class.

Charlie was convicted of Markel’s murder in 2023, Magbanua was sentenced in 2022, Garcia was sentenced in 2019, and Rivera was sentenced in 2016 after adopting a legal basis agreement. Charlie is currently working on appeal. His proposal for resentment was refused earlier this month.

Donna, who was arrested for exactly a week after Charlie’s sentence, was closed since November 2023. She was removed at the Miami International Airport as she tried to get on a one -way flight to Vietnam through Dubai.

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File – Dan Markel (State University of Florida)

In the end, the judge of the District Court of Leon County Stephen Everett ruled that the possibility of the two prisoners of Dona were not available to testify to the sake of the trial time was not enough reason to provide the defense proposal. Local Criminal Protection Lawyer Don Pomfre explained to Scrippps News Tallahassee that Donna Defense’s attorneys would need a more concrete reason why anyone could not speak a lawsuit, such as military deployment or serious illness.

“There was nothing in the proposal that was submitted that a person would absolutely not be available,” Pomfre said.

In addition, Talahasi’s democrat reported that Judge Everett suggested Donna’s defense to summon witnesses to ensure that they appear in the process.

Donna will face a test in June.