‘Shaking and Dehydrated’ Matriarch of Florida Dentist Family Is Suffering ‘Cruel and Inhumane’ Conditions in Jail, After Being Charged in Murder of Ex-Son-in-Law, Her Lawyer Says

In the wake of Donna Adelson’s shocking arrest at Miami’s airport, the authorities searched her luxury condo and seized two iPhones and an iPad belonging to her husband, Harvey, who has yet to be charged in the murder.

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Donna Adelson appears in court after her arrest trying to board a flight to Vietnam via Dubai. Courtroom feed

After being charged in the contract killing of her former son-in-law, Donna Adelson currently sits behind bars at the Leon County Detention Facility at Tallahassee, Florida. Yet now her lawyer is arguing for the improvement of the grandmother’s “cruel” living conditions, which he says are “inhumane.”.

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