Wealthy Grandmother Charged in Law Professor’s Murder Was ‘Conductor’ of Dentist Family, Feuded With Murder Victim Over Kosher Meals for Grandkids

Donna Adelson, now in jail awaiting trial for the contract murder of Dan Markel, would feed Markel’s children McDonald’s cheeseburgers, in defiance of Jewish dietary laws, according to Markel’s mother.

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Donna Adelson, 73 and shown in court, is charged with the contract murder of her former son-in-law, the celebrated law professor Dan Markel. Courtroom Feed

Donna Adelson is not one to sit idly by. That’s according to the grieving mother of the late Dan Markel. And it’s likely prosecutors will try to convince a jury of that same narrative when 73-year-old Donna, now sitting in a Florida county jail, heads to trial in September for Dan’s contract killing.

Dan – a Harvard-trained law professor – was shot to death in the driveway of his Tallahassee, Florida, home in July of 2014. At the time, he was caught in a nasty custody battle with his ex-wife, Wendi, who is Donna Adelson’s daughter. 

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